Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280X outperforms GeForce GTX 950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280X is 681 days older than GeForce GTX 950.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 90 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280X
- Performs up to 3% better in DOOM Eternal than GeForce GTX 950 - 154 vs 149 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 - 3 vs 2 GB
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
GeForce GTX 950
Desktop • Aug 20th, 2015
Radeon R9 280X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 950
Desktop • Aug 20th, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
38.02 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
57.02 GTexel/s
44%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
Aug 20th, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$159 | MSRP | $299 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x 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 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 105.8 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
1024 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 850 MHz |
1188 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
1653 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
