Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 960 outperforms Radeon R9 280 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 960 is 324 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 - 3 vs 2 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
- Performs up to 1% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Radeon R9 280 - 81 vs 80 FPS
- Consumes up to 40% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 120 vs 200 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
79%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
37.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
75.39 GTexel/s
72%
AMD Radeon R9 280 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 |
---|---|---|
Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 22nd, 2015 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$279 | MSRP | $199 |
1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112.2 GB/s |
827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |