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Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X vs GeForce GTX 1060

The values for the video cards below are determined from thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and are updated daily.

  • The first section will show basic information for each Video Card selected.
  • The first graph shows the G3D Mark values of each Videocard selected.
  • The second graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the G3DMark per dollar.

×Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X×GeForce GTX 1060+ ADD
Price$246.991$329.81
Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
GPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Core Clock1000 MHz1708 MHz
Memory Clock1500 MHz2002 MHz
Maximum Memory Supported3072 MB6144 MB
DirectXNA212.0
OpenGL4.44.5
Max TDP250W120W
First Seen on ChartQ2 2012Q2 2016
# of Samples1041932767
Average Results (% diff. to max in group)
DirectX 9NA166 FPS
DirectX 10NA55 FPS
DirectX 11NA72 FPS
DirectX 12NA37 FPS
GPU ComputeNA4309 Ops/Sec
G2D Rating730 (-2.3%)747
G3D Rating5248(-47.9%)10080
1 - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.
G3D Mark Rating
As of 20th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
GeForce GTX 1060
 10,080
Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X
 5,248
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Value (G3D Mark / $Price)
As of 20th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
GeForce GTX 1060
 30.56
Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X
 21.25
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