GeForce GTX 280 vs Radeon R7 260X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon R7 260X, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 280 stacks up against Radeon R7 260X, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 280
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 280
Radeon R7 260X
Power consumption (TDP)
236 Watt
115 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
6-pin & 8-pin
1 x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Check Price
GeForce GTX 280 has 105% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 260X.
GeForce GTX 280 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 260X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R7 260X has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 280.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 280 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 260X - with GCN 2.0.
GeForce GTX 280 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 260X - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R7 260X is 160 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 280.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
1−2
16−18
ultra / 1080p
0−1
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
low / 720p
12−14
30−35
medium / 1080p
3−4
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 283% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
4−5
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
8−9
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 720p
16−18
50−55
medium / 1080p
5−6
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Battlefield 5 is 277% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon R7 260X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
210−220
medium / 768p
90−95
180−190
ultra / 1080p
40−45
100−110
QHD / 1440p
21−24
55−60
4K / 2160p
18−20
30−35
high / 768p
65−70
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 101% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p
85−90
55−60
ultra / 1080p
16−18
40−45
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon R7 260X have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
75−80
110−120
medium / 768p
50−55
95−100
ultra / 1080p
24−27
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Dota 2 is 82% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p
2−3
18−20
ultra / 1080p
2−3
16−18
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
0−1
6−7
low / 720p
10−12
40−45
medium / 1080p
3−4
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Far Cry 5 is 500% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p
10−11
24−27
ultra / 1080p
5−6
20−22
QHD / 1440p
2−3
16−18
low / 720p
50−55
100−110
medium / 1080p
10−12
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Fortnite is 181% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p
4−5
27−30
ultra / 1080p
−
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
16−18
55−60
medium / 1080p
7−8
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Forza Horizon 4 is 333% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p
40−45
85−90
medium / 768p
−
75−80
high / 1080p
5−6
30−35
ultra / 1080p
2−3
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Grand Theft Auto V is 175% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p
1−2
10−11
ultra / 1080p
0−1
8−9
4K / 2160p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
5−6
30−35
medium / 1080p
3−4
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Metro Exodus is 500% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p
90−95
110−120
high / 1080p
85−90
−
ultra / 1080p
70−75
−
medium / 1080p
90−95
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Minecraft is 19% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
12−14
18−20
low / 720p
27−30
55−60
medium / 1080p
14−16
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 88% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
4−5
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
6−7
30−33
medium / 1080p
−
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 320% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p
12−14
55−60
medium / 768p
8−9
35−40
high / 1080p
4−5
20−22
ultra / 1080p
3−4
10−12
4K / 2160p
0−1
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 342% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p
75−80
100−110
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
16−18
35−40
high / 768p
30−35
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in World of Tanks is 58% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 280
Radeon R7 260X
Architecture
Tesla 2.0
GCN 2.0
Code name
GT200
Bonaire
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
16 June 2008
8 October 2013
Pipelines
240
896
Core clock speed
1296 MHz
Boost Clock
1000 MHz
Transistor count
1,400 million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
65 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
48.2 billion/sec
61.60
Floating-point performance
622.1 gflops
1,971 gflops
Length
10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
170 mm
Memory bus width
512 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1107 MHz
Memory bandwidth
141.7 GB/s
104 GB/s
DirectX
11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model
4.0
6.3
OpenGL
2.1
4.6
OpenCL
1.1
2.0
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
+
FreeSync
+
CUDA cores
240
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
Height
4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
+
HDMI
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
S/PDIF
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
225 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
5.16 Mh/s
Check Price
