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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1060 6 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 GTX 1060 6 GB is 1015 days newer than Radeon R9 280X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
- Performs up to 20% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Radeon R9 280X - 49 vs 41 FPS
- Consumes up to 52% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 120 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 6 vs 3 GB
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
FPS
49
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.1/FPS
100%
Price, $
$249.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
SRhonyra Geforce GTX 1060 6GB Low Profile Graphics Card GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 X16 160 Bits SFF GPU HDMI DisplayPort Dual Displays
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 280X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
82.03 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
136.7 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 280X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Jul 19th, 2016 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 10 |
| $299 | MSRP | $299 |
| 2x DVI, 1x 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 | 6 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
288 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s |
| 850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1506 MHz |
| 1000 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1709 MHz |
| 1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2002 MHz |
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