Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms GeForce GTX 660 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 544 days newer than GeForce GTX 660.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 140 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 5% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than GeForce GTX 660 - 112 vs 107 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 - 3 vs 2 GB
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
GeForce GTX 660
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2012
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 660
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
20.64 GPixel/s
69%
Texel Fillrate
82.56 GTexel/s
79%
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 6th, 2012 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| GeForce 600 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$229 | MSRP | $279 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 144.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
980 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
1032 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
1502 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
