Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms GeForce GTX 460 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 1331 days newer than GeForce GTX 460.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
- Consumes up to 20% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 160 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 14% better in Grand Theft Auto V than GeForce GTX 460 - 80 vs 70 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 - 3 vs 0.75 GB
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 460
Desktop • Jul 12th, 2010
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 460
Desktop • Jul 12th, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
9.45 GPixel/s
31%
Texel Fillrate
37.8 GTexel/s
36%
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 12th, 2010 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| GeForce 400 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$199 | MSRP | $279 |
| 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 0.75 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 86.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
| 675 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
