GeForce GTX 960A vs Radeon R9 280
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 960A and Radeon R9 280. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 960A and Radeon R9 280. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
GeForce GTX 960A
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 960A
Radeon R9 280
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
200 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
3 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 280 has 166% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960A.
GeForce GTX 960A is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 280 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 280 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 960A.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 960A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
GeForce GTX 960A and Radeon R9 280 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 960A is 3762 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 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
12−14
35−40
ultra / 1080p
7−8
21−24
QHD / 1440p
2−3
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
24−27
60−65
medium / 1080p
14−16
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than GeForce GTX 960A.
high / 1080p
20−22
55−60
ultra / 1080p
16−18
45−50
QHD / 1440p
3−4
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
40−45
100−110
medium / 1080p
21−24
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Battlefield 5 is 195% more, than GeForce GTX 960A.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 960A.
low / 768p
180−190
250−260
medium / 768p
150−160
220−230
ultra / 1080p
80−85
180−190
QHD / 1440p
45−50
110−120
4K / 2160p
30−33
70−75
high / 768p
120−130
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 70% more, than GeForce GTX 960A.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
30−35
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than GeForce GTX 960A.
low / 768p
100−110
120−130
medium / 768p
80−85
110−120
ultra / 1080p
50−55
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Dota 2 is 43% more, than GeForce GTX 960A.
high / 1080p
14−16
45−50
ultra / 1080p
12−14
40−45
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
5−6
14−16
low / 720p
30−35
80−85
medium / 1080p
14−16
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Far Cry 5 is 193% more, than GeForce GTX 960A.
high / 1080p
21−24
60−65
ultra / 1080p
16−18
45−50
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
85−90
180−190
medium / 1080p
40−45
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Fortnite is 142% more, than GeForce GTX 960A.
high / 1080p
21−24
60−65
ultra / 1080p
16−18
45−50
QHD / 1440p
6−7
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
24−27
low / 720p
40−45
100−110
medium / 1080p
21−24
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Forza Horizon 4 is 186% more, than GeForce GTX 960A.
low / 768p
75−80
140−150
medium / 768p
65−70
120−130
high / 1080p
21−24
70−75
ultra / 1080p
10−11
30−35
QHD / 1440p
1−2
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Grand Theft Auto V is 125% more, than GeForce GTX 960A.
high / 1080p
8−9
24−27
ultra / 1080p
6−7
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
2−3
8−9
low / 720p
21−24
65−70
medium / 1080p
10−11
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Metro Exodus is 210% more, than GeForce GTX 960A.
low / 768p
100−110
130−140
ultra / 1080p
95−100
−
medium / 1080p
100−110
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Minecraft is 23% more, than GeForce GTX 960A.
high / 1080p
20−22
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
low / 720p
45−50
100−110
medium / 1080p
21−24
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 58% more, than GeForce GTX 960A.
high / 1080p
12−14
24−27
ultra / 1080p
9−10
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
21−24
65−70
medium / 1080p
14−16
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 140% more, than GeForce GTX 960A.
low / 768p
40−45
130−140
medium / 768p
27−30
85−90
high / 1080p
14−16
45−50
ultra / 1080p
9−10
24−27
4K / 2160p
7−8
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 210% more, than GeForce GTX 960A.
low / 768p
95−100
90−95
medium / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
30−33
50−55
high / 768p
45−50
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in World of Tanks is 15% more, than GeForce GTX 960A.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 960A
Radeon R9 280
Architecture
Maxwell
GCN 1.0
Code name
GM107
Tahiti
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
13 March 2015
4 March 2014
Pipelines
640
1792
Core clock speed
1029 MHz
Boost Clock
1085 MHz
933 MHz
Transistor count
1,870 million
4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
43.40
104.5
Floating-point performance
1,389 gflops
3,344 gflops
Length
275 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
384 Bit
Memory clock speed
5012 MHz
1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth
80.19 GB/s
240 GB/s
DirectX
12 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
+
CUDA
5.0
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
180 Mh/s
408 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
TrueAudio
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
21.5 Mh/s
LiquidVR
+
TressFX
+
UVD
+
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