GeForce GTX 280 vs Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Place in the ranking	586	739
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.12
Power efficiency	27.59	0.97
Architecture	Vega (2017−2020)	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code name	Vega Renoir	GT200
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	7 January 2020 (4 years ago)	16 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	384	240
Core clock speed	400 MHz	602 MHz
Boost clock speed	1500 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	236 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	105 °C
Texture fill rate	no data	48.16
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.6221 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	32
TMUs	no data	80

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	no data	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Height	no data	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
SLI options	-	+

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	no data	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	no data	1 GB
Memory bus width	no data	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	1107 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	141.7 GB/s
Shared memory	+	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	no data	HDTVDual Link DVI
Multi monitor support	no data	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	S/PDIF

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12_1	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	no data	4.0
OpenGL	no data	2.1
OpenCL	no data	1.1
Vulkan	-	N/A
CUDA	-	+

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	20 +100%	10−12 −100%
1440p	28 +100%	14−16 −100%
4K	20 +100%	10−12 −100%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	64.90
1440p	no data	46.36
4K	no data	64.90

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

+83.3%

6−7
−83.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16 +100%	8−9 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14 +100%	7−8 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 +125%	4−5 −125%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +100%	7−8 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +100%	9−10 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +95.2%	21−24 −95.2%
Hitman 3	11 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	97 +94%	50−55 −94%
Metro Exodus	23 +91.7%	12−14 −91.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	22 +83.3%	12−14 −83.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +83.3%	12−14 −83.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	62 +107%	30−33 −107%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +100%	8−9 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12 +100%	6−7 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	6 +100%	3−4 −100%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +100%	7−8 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +100%	9−10 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +95.2%	21−24 −95.2%
Hitman 3	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	73 +82.5%	40−45 −82.5%
Metro Exodus	17 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14 +100%	7−8 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21 +110%	10−11 −110%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +100%	10−11 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50 +85.2%	27−30 −85.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +100%	8−9 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +100%	7−8 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +95.2%	21−24 −95.2%
Hitman 3	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	17 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18 +100%	9−10 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	11 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +88.9%	27−30 −88.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+100%

7−8
−100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +90%	10−11 −90%
Hitman 3	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +100%	7−8 −100%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +90.5%	21−24 −90.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−12

+83.3%

6−7
−83.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Hitman 3	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	11 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
+133%

3−4

−133%

This is how RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and GTX 280 compete in popular games:

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 100% faster in 1080p
RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 100% faster in 1440p
RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 100% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.04	3.34
Recency	7 January 2020	16 June 2008
Chip lithography	7 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	236 Watt

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has a 80.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 1473.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 280 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 280 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.