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GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB vs Radeon R9 280X

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB vs Radeon R9 280X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB Logo
MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 1680 MHz, PCI Express x16 3.0, 192-bit, 3x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.0b (Supports 4K)

Buy for £731.49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 55 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB Logo
MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 1680 MHz, PCI Express x16 3.0, 192-bit, 3x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.0b (Supports 4K)

Buy for £731.49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 55 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB outperforms Radeon R9 280X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB is 2982 days newer than Radeon R9 280X.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

  • Performs up to 33% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Radeon R9 280X - 214 vs 161 FPS
  • Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 184 vs 250 Watts
  • Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 12 vs 3 GB
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 4.
Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB Logo
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

Desktop • Dec 7th, 2021


FPS

214

100%

Value, £/FPS

£3.42/FPS

100%

Price, £

£731.49

100%

FPS and Value Winner

MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 1680 MHz, PCI Express x16 3.0, 192-bit, 3x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.0b (Supports 4K)

Buy for £731.49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 55 minutes ago

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013


FPS

161

75%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB Logo
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

Desktop • Dec 7th, 2021

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB Logo
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

Desktop • Dec 7th, 2021


Pixel Fillrate

79.2 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

224.4 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

32 GPixel/s

40%

Texel Fillrate

128 GTexel/s

57%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB Logo

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

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AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo

AMD Radeon R9 280X

Dec 7th, 2021
Release DateOct 8th, 2013
GeForce 20GenerationVolcanic Islands
Not AvailableMSRP$299
1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-COutputs2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
1x 8-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
12 GB
Memory3 GB
GDDR6TypeGDDR5
192-bitBus384-bit
336 GB/s
Bandwidth288 GB/s
1470 MHz
Base Clock Speed850 MHz
1650 MHz
Boost Clock Speed1000 MHz
1750 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1500 MHz

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