Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280X outperforms GeForce GTX 560 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280X is 875 days newer than GeForce GTX 560.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
- Consumes up to 40% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 150 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280X
- Performs up to 15% better in Forza Horizon 4 than GeForce GTX 560 - 161 vs 140 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 - 3 vs 1 GB
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
GeForce GTX 560
Desktop • May 17th, 2011
Radeon R9 280X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 560
Desktop • May 17th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
11.34 GPixel/s
35%
Texel Fillrate
45.36 GTexel/s
35%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| May 17th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$199 | MSRP | $299 |
| 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 128 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
| 810 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 850 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
