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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 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 3060 is 2653 days newer than Radeon R9 280X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 35% better in Battlefield IV than Radeon R9 280X - 232 vs 172 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 170 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 12 vs 3 GB
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 280X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 280X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
32 GPixel/s
37.51465416178195%
Texel Fillrate
128 GTexel/s
64.321608040201%
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 280X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$299 | MSRP | $329 |
| 2x DVI, 1x 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 |
| 288 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
| 850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
| 1000 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 280X or GeForce RTX 3060
Battlefield IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
187 FPS
$5.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$4.75/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4.02/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$8.88/FPS
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Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3.97/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$5.47/FPS
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Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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168 FPS
$5.36/FPS
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Core i7-10700KF
12 GB, N/A Storage
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193 FPS
$5.95/FPS
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Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$5.23/FPS
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Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$6.4/FPS
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