GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
480%
480%
AMD Radeon R9 280X
24%
24%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB is approximately 456% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | AD106 | Tahiti |
| CoresDifferent | 4352 | 2048 |
| TMUsDifferent | 136 | 128 |
| ROPsDifferent | 48 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 128 bit | 384 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | AD106 | Tahiti |
| GPU VariantDifferent | AD106-350-A1 | Tahiti XTL(215-0821065) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Ada Lovelace | GCN 1.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 5 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 22,900 million | 4,313 million |
| DensityDifferent | 121.8M / mm² | 12.3M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 188 mm² | 352 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | May 18th, 2023 | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| AvailabilityDifferent | May 24th, 2023 | N/A |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 40 | Volcanic Islands(R9 200) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 30 | Sea Islands |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 50 | Pirate Islands |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 399 USD | 299 USD |
| Current PriceDifferent | Amazon/Newegg | N/A |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | N/A | 105 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 2310 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 2535 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 2250 MHz18 Gbps effective | 1500 MHz6 Gbps effective |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 128 bit | 384 bit |
| Bandwidth | 288.0 GB/s | 288.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 4352 | 2048 |
| TMUsDifferent | 136 | 128 |
| ROPsDifferent | 48 | 32 |
| SM CountDifferent | 34 | N/A |
| Tensor CoresDifferent | 136 | N/A |
| RT CoresDifferent | 34 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 128 KB (per SM) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 32 MB | 768 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 32 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 121.7 GPixel/s | 32.00 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 344.8 GTexel/s | 128.0 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 22.06 TFLOPS (1:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 22.06 TFLOPS | 4.096 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 344.8 GFLOPS (1:64) | 1,024.0 GFLOPS (1:4) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 240 mm9.4 inches | 275 mm10.8 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 111 mm4.4 inches | 109 mm4.3 inches |
| WidthDifferent | 40 mm1.6 inches | 36 mm1.4 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 160 W | 250 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 450 W | 600 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x HDMI 2.13x DisplayPort 1.4a | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 16-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | PG190 SKU 361 | C386 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (11_1) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 3.0 | 2.1 (1.2) |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.3 | 1.2.170 |
| CUDADifferent | 8.9 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.8 | 6.5 (5.1) |
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