AMD Radeon R9 280X2 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 X2

What is the difference between AMD Radeon R9 280X2 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 X2. Find out which graphics card has better performance.

Graphics Processor (GPU)

TahitiGPU NameGK104
Tahiti XTL
(215-0821065)
Model numberGK104-225-A2
GCN 1.0ArchitectureKepler
TSMCFoundryTSMC
28 nmProcess Size28 nm
4,313 millionTransistors3,540 million
352 mm²Die Size294 mm²

Graphics Card

UnknownRelease DateNov 19th, 2013
Volcanic Islands
(R9 200)
FamilyGeForce 700
End-of-lifeProductionEnd-of-life
Sea IslandsPredecessorGeForce 600
PCIe 3.0 x16Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16

Memory

3 GB x2Memory Size2 GB x2
GDDR5Memory TypeGDDR5
384 bit x2Memory Bus256 bit x2

Clock Speeds

950 MHzBase Clock1006 MHz
1000 MHzBoost Clock1072 MHz
1500 MHz
6 Gbps effective
Memory Clock1502 MHz
6 Gbps effective

Render Config

128 x2TMUs96 x2
32 x2ROPs32 x2

Board Design

315 mm
12.4 inches
Length279 mm
11 inches
375 WThermal design power (TDP)250 W
750 WSuggested PSU600 W
6x mini-DisplayPortDisplay Connectors3x DVI
1x mini-DisplayPort
3x 8-pinPower Connectors2x 8-pin

API support

12 (11_1)DirectX12 (11_0)
4.6OpenGL4.6
1.2OpenCL3.0
1.2Vulkan1.1
5.1Shader Model5.1