Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1660 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 1660 is 1836 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
- Performs up to 54% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Radeon R9 280 - 71 vs 46 FPS
- Consumes up to 40% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 120 vs 200 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 6 vs 3 GB
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 1660
Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1660
Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
85.68 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
157.1 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 14th, 2019 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| GeForce 16 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$219 | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 192.1 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
1530 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
1785 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
2001 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
