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    GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile vs Radeon R9 280

    In this comparison between GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile and Radeon R9 280 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 280 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile here:

    GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile Radeon R9 280
    Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR6 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 3 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280.
    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 280 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile is build with Turing architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile is manufactured by 12 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile is 10750 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 280.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 50−55 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 35−40 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 27−30 16−18
    4K / 2160p 16−18 10−11
    low / 720p 80−85 60−65
    medium / 1080p 60−65 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 43% more, than Radeon R9 280.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1660 Ti mobile Radeon R9 280
    Architecture Turing GCN 1.0
    Code name N18E-G0 Tahiti
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 23 April 2019 4 March 2014
    Pipelines 1536 1792
    Core clock speed 1455 MHz
    Boost Clock 1590 MHz 933 MHz
    Transistor count 6,600 million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 152.6 104.5
    Floating-point performance 3,344 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 12000 MHz 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 288.0 GB/s 240 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.5 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131 +
    CUDA 7.5
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 408 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 21.5 Mh/s
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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