GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs Radeon R9 280X
Summary
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
149%
Radeon R9 280X
100%
Relative performance
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
146%
Radeon R9 280X
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB |
| 46% higher gaming performance. |
| 130 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 280X . |
| This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support. |
| Supports PhysX |
| Supports G-Sync |
| Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
Reasons to consider Radeon R9 280X |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Supports Mantle |
| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
The GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (6 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | | Radeon R9 280X | |
|---|
| GPU Name | GP106 (GP106-300-A1) | vs | Tahiti (Tahiti XTL) |
| Fab Process | 16 nm | vs | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 200 mm² | vs | 352 mm² |
| Transistors | 4,400 million | vs | 4,313 million |
| Shaders | 1152 | vs | 2048 |
| Compute Units | 9 | vs | 32 |
| Core clock | 1506 MHz | vs | 850 MHz |
| ROPs | 48 | vs | 32 |
| TMUs | 72 | vs | 128 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | | Radeon R9 280X | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | vs | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 192 bit | vs | 384 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2002 MHz
8008 MHz effective | vs | 1500 MHz
6000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 3072 Mb | vs | 3072 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB | | Radeon R9 280X | |
|---|
| TDP | 120 watts | vs | 250 watts |
| Release Date | 18 Aug 2016 | vs | 8 Oct 2013 |
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
72.30 GP/s
Radeon R9 280X
27.20 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
108.40 GT/s
Radeon R9 280X
109.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
192.20 GB/s
Radeon R9 280X
288.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
3470.00 GFLOPs
Radeon R9 280X
3482.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
16380
Radeon R9 280X
10960
Points (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
66
Radeon R9 280X
49
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
82
Radeon R9 280X
47
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
45
Radeon R9 280X
35
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
49
Radeon R9 280X
36
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
22
Radeon R9 280X
13
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
24
Radeon R9 280X
18
FPS (higher is better)