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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB outperforms Radeon R9 280 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB is 2835 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
- Performs up to 25% better in Valorant than Radeon R9 280 - 669 vs 537 FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 184 vs 200 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 12 vs 3 GB
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Desktop • Dec 7th, 2021
FPS
669
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$380.8
100%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI GeForce RTX 2060 Ventus 12G OC NVIDIA 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Desktop • Dec 7th, 2021
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Desktop • Dec 7th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
79.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
224.4 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
Dec 7th, 2021 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| GeForce 20 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
336 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
1470 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
1650 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB or Radeon R9 280
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
482 FPS
$2.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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543 FPS
$2.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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