NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 vs AMD Radeon R9 280X
Our index puts the AMD Radeon R9 280X roughly 7% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680. This is an estimate for ranking, not a measured benchmark, and the gap varies considerably by title and by resolution.
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Kepler | GCN 1 |
| Relative performance index | 44 | 47 (better) |
| Video memory | 2 GB | 3 GB (better) |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 256-bit | 384-bit (better) |
| Release year | 2012 | 2013 (better) |
| Board power | 195 W (better) | 250 W |
| Suggested PSU | 550 W (better) | 600 W |
| Hardware ray tracing | No | No |
| Upscaling support | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Green marks the stronger figure for that row only — for power draw and PSU requirement, lower is treated as better. Performance indexes are CanMyPcPlay estimates; read how they are derived.
Which should you pick?
- Check video memory, not just speed. A faster card with less VRAM can perform worse in recent titles at high texture settings.
- Check power and clearance. Confirm your PSU and case can take the card — the build checker does this.
- Upscaling support differs. DLSS is NVIDIA-only; FSR and XeSS run more broadly.
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