Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1660 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 1660 is 1983 days newer than Radeon R9 280X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
- Performs up to 30% better in Valheim than Radeon R9 280X - 79 vs 61 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
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
GeForce GTX 1660
Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019
Radeon R9 280X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
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 280X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 14th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| GeForce 16 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$219 | MSRP | $299 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x 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 | 288 GB/s |
1530 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 850 MHz |
1785 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
2001 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
