GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB vs Radeon R9 280X
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R9 280X and GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB outperforms R9 280X by a whopping 287% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 417 | 56 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 28 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.95 | 75.70 |
| Power efficiency | 4.34 | 23.34 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | GB206 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Design | reference | no data |
| Release date | 8 October 2013 (12 years ago) | 16 April 2025 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $429 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB has 1429% better value for money than R9 280X.
Performance to price scatter graph
Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2048 | 4608 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 2407 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | 2572 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 21,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 180 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 128.0 | 370.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.096 TFLOPS | 23.7 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 48 |
| TMUs | 128 | 144 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 144 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 36 |
| L1 Cache | 512 KB | 4.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 768 KB | 32 MB |
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).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x8 |
| Length | 275 mm | 241 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
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 | GDDR5 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 288 GB/s | 448.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
| HDMI | + | + |
| DisplayPort support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | + | - |
| CrossFire | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| HD3D | + | - |
| LiquidVR | + | - |
| TressFX | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| DDMA audio | + | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.4 |
| CUDA | - | 12.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
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 | 65
−285%
| 250−260
+285%
|
| 4K | 31
−287%
| 120−130
+287%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 4.60
−168%
| 1.72
+168%
|
| 4K | 9.65
−170%
| 3.58
+170%
|
- RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB has 168% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB has 170% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Atomic Heart | 35−40
−261%
|
130−140
+261%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 75−80
−280%
|
300−310
+280%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−33
−267%
|
110−120
+267%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Atomic Heart | 35−40
−261%
|
130−140
+261%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
−287%
|
240−250
+287%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 75−80
−280%
|
300−310
+280%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−33
−267%
|
110−120
+267%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
−283%
|
180−190
+283%
|
| Fortnite | 158
−280%
|
600−650
+280%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
−283%
|
230−240
+283%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
−286%
|
170−180
+286%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50−55
−285%
|
200−210
+285%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
−285%
|
450−500
+285%
|
Full HD
High
| Atomic Heart | 35−40
−261%
|
130−140
+261%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
−287%
|
240−250
+287%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 75−80
−280%
|
300−310
+280%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 190−200
−265%
|
700−750
+265%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−33
−267%
|
110−120
+267%
|
| Dota 2 | 90−95
−285%
|
350−400
+285%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
−283%
|
180−190
+283%
|
| Fortnite | 60
−283%
|
230−240
+283%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
−283%
|
230−240
+283%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
−286%
|
170−180
+286%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 54
−270%
|
200−210
+270%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−33
−267%
|
110−120
+267%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50−55
−285%
|
200−210
+285%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 48
−275%
|
180−190
+275%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
−285%
|
450−500
+285%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
−287%
|
240−250
+287%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−33
−267%
|
110−120
+267%
|
| Dota 2 | 137
−265%
|
500−550
+265%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
−283%
|
180−190
+283%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
−283%
|
230−240
+283%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 29
−279%
|
110−120
+279%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 20
−275%
|
75−80
+275%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
−285%
|
450−500
+285%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 48
−275%
|
180−190
+275%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
−270%
|
100−105
+270%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 100−110
−281%
|
400−450
+281%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 21−24
−286%
|
85−90
+286%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
−282%
|
65−70
+282%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 110−120
−285%
|
450−500
+285%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
−279%
|
500−550
+279%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
−275%
|
150−160
+275%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
−275%
|
45−50
+275%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
−287%
|
120−130
+287%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
−271%
|
130−140
+271%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 20−22
−275%
|
75−80
+275%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 30−35
−287%
|
120−130
+287%
|
4K
High
| Atomic Heart | 10−12
−264%
|
40−45
+264%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
−250%
|
35−40
+250%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 24−27
−285%
|
100−105
+285%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−11
−250%
|
35−40
+250%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
−268%
|
70−75
+268%
|
| Valorant | 65−70
−277%
|
260−270
+277%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 20−22
−275%
|
75−80
+275%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
−250%
|
35−40
+250%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−260%
|
18−20
+260%
|
| Dota 2 | 68
−282%
|
260−270
+282%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
−267%
|
55−60
+267%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
−280%
|
95−100
+280%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−257%
|
50−55
+257%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 14−16
−257%
|
50−55
+257%
|
This is how R9 280X and RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB compete in popular games:
- RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB is 285% faster in 1080p
- RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB is 287% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.01 | 54.27 |
| Recency | 8 October 2013 | 16 April 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 180 Watt |
RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB has a 287% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 433% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 39% lower power consumption.
The GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 280X in performance tests.
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