FirePro V7900 vs GeForce GTX 280M SLI

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro V7900 and GeForce GTX 280M SLI, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro V7900 stacks up against GeForce GTX 280M SLI, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 280M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 280M SLI is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 280M SLI here:

Main Specs

  FirePro V7900 GeForce GTX 280M SLI
Power consumption (TDP) 151 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro V7900 has 0% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.
  • FirePro V7900 and GeForce GTX 280M SLI have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro V7900 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 280M SLI - in Laptops.
  • FirePro V7900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and GeForce GTX 280M SLI - with G9x.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro V7900 is 140 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.
  • FirePro V7900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 280M SLI - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro V7900 is 4050 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 12−14
ultra / 1080p 6−7 7−8
QHD / 1440p 1−2 2−3
low / 720p 24−27 24−27
medium / 1080p 14−16 14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 280M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 9% more, than FirePro V7900.

Full Specs

  FirePro V7900 GeForce GTX 280M SLI
Architecture TeraScale 3 G9x
Code name Cayman N10E-GTX
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 24 May 2011 2 March 2009
Pipelines 1280 256
Core clock speed 725 MHz 585 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 58.00
Floating-point performance 1,856.0 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 950 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL 4.4
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 171 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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