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Radeon R9 280 vs GeForce RTX 3060

Radeon R9 280 vs GeForce RTX 3060: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Radeon R9 280

3 GB GDDR5 | 384-bit

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 12G DUAL V2 OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1867MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 1x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x DVI-D (Supports 4K)

Buy for £254.99 on Amazon

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Updated 1982 minutes ago

Radeon R9 280

3 GB GDDR5 | 384-bit

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N/A Stock

vs

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 12G DUAL V2 OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1867MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 1x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x DVI-D (Supports 4K)

Buy for £254.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1982 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $279

All items are out of stock

Prices and Stock
MSRP $329

ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 12G DUAL V2 OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1867MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 1x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x DVI-D (Supports 4K)

Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 WINDFORCE OC V2 Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 192-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1792MHz Core Clock, 2x DP 1.4, 2 x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3060WF2OC-12GD

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card, 3584 Core, 1320 MHz GPU, 1777 MHz Boost, Ampere Architecture, 3 x DisplayPort, HDMI, Dual Fans with 0-dB Tech

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 3X 12G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 1807 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 192 Bit, 3x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms Radeon R9 280 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 2506 days newer than Radeon R9 280.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060

Performs up to 452% better in Overwatch 2 than Radeon R9 280 - 182 vs 33 FPS
Consumes up to 15% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 170 vs 200 Watts
Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 12 vs 3 GB

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Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014

FPS

33

18%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

FPS

182

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.4/FPS

100%

Price, £

£254.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 12G DUAL V2 OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1867MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 1x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x DVI-D (Supports 4K)

Buy for £254.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1982 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

413

FPS

357

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

104

FPS

47

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

704

FPS

557

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

391

FPS

386

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

117

FPS

83

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014

Pixel Fillrate

29.86 GPixel/s

35%

Texel Fillrate

104.5 GTexel/s

53%

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon R9 280	vs	GeForce RTX 3060
Mar 4th, 2014	Release Date	Jan 12th, 2021
Volcanic Islands	Generation	GeForce 30
$279	MSRP	$329
1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	Power Connectors	1x 12-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
3 GB	Memory	12 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
384-bit	Bus	192-bit
240 GB/s	Bandwidth	360 GB/s
827 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1320 MHz
933 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1777 MHz
1250 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1875 MHz

PCs Using Radeon R9 280 or GeForce RTX 3060

With selected game settings

Lenovo IdeaCentre LOQ 17L Desktop PC Image

Lenovo IdeaCentre LOQ 17L Desktop PC

147 FPS

£4.8/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i5-13400F

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£705.26

In Stock

CYBERPOWERPC Luxe Gaming PC Image

CYBERPOWERPC Luxe Gaming PC

147 FPS

£7.27/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i9-11900KF

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£1,069

In Stock

𝗔𝗗𝗠𝗜 Gaming PC Image

𝗔𝗗𝗠𝗜 Gaming PC

147 FPS

£6.33/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i9-11900KF

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

£929.95

In Stock

ADMI Gaming PC Image

143 FPS

£6.78/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i5-12400F

16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

£969.95

In Stock

Vibox VIII-26 Gaming PC Image

Vibox VIII-26 Gaming PC

124 FPS

£9.68/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i9-10900F

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£1,199.95

In Stock

Vibox III-47 Gaming PC Image

Vibox III-47 Gaming PC

119 FPS

£7.35/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-9700

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£874.95

In Stock

Veno Scorp Gaming PC Image

Veno Scorp Gaming PC

121 FPS

£7.02/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-10700F

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

£849.95

In Stock

Vibox III-4 Gaming PC Image

Vibox III-4 Gaming PC

139 FPS

£9.68/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-11700

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£1,344.95

In Stock

Fierce RGB Gaming PC Image

Fierce RGB Gaming PC

141 FPS

£5.67/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Ryzen 5 5600X

12 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

£799.99

In Stock

Vibox III-42 Gaming PC Image

Vibox III-42 Gaming PC

121 FPS

£8.14/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-10700F

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£984.95

In Stock

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