AMD Radeon R9 280X vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is ahead by 18% on our index and meets the recommended card of 12 more games. Below: where each one wins.
Performance index 11 13
Video memory 3 GB 3 GB
Rated power 250 W 120 W
Launch price $299 $199
Index per $100 3.7 6.5
Games at recommended 140 152
Released20132016
FeaturesFSRFSR
At 1440p in the heaviest games
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 21011
- Fortnite1113
- Palworld1113
Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: AMD Radeon R9 280X; right: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB.
Games only the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB runs at recommended
- DAVE THE DIVER
- Stray
- Forza Horizon 4
- Battlefield™ 1
- PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
- Watch_Dogs® 2
- Fallout 4
And 4 more.
Quick answers
Is the AMD Radeon R9 280X faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB?
No — the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB scores 13 on our index to the AMD Radeon R9 280X's 11, a 18% gap.
Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?
The AMD Radeon R9 280X meets the recommended graphics card of 140 of 274 games; the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, 152.