Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 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 RTX 3060 is 2506 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 77% better in Borderlands 3 than Radeon R9 280 - 99 vs 56 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
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.03/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299.99
100%
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
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Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 280 | vs | NVIDIA 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 |