Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280X outperforms GeForce GTX 960M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280X is 521 days older than GeForce GTX 960M.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
- Consumes up to 70% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 75 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 4 vs 3 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280X
- Performs up to 15% better in Assassin's Creed Valhalla than GeForce GTX 960M - 45 vs 39 FPS
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
GeForce GTX 960M
Mobile • Mar 13th, 2015
Radeon R9 280X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 960M
Mobile • Mar 13th, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
18.82 GPixel/s
58%
Texel Fillrate
47.04 GTexel/s
36%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 13th, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| GeForce 900M | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $299 |
| None | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 80.19 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
1097 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 850 MHz |
1176 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1253 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
