Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms GeForce GTX 960M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 374 days older than GeForce GTX 960M.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 75 vs 200 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 4 vs 3 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 13% better in HITMAN 3 than GeForce GTX 960M - 69 vs 61 FPS
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 960M
Mobile • Mar 13th, 2015
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 960M
Mobile • Mar 13th, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
18.82 GPixel/s
63%
Texel Fillrate
47.04 GTexel/s
45%
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 13th, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| GeForce 900M | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $279 |
| None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 80.19 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
1097 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
1176 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
1253 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
