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    GeForce 8800M GTX SLI vs Radeon R9 280X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 8800M GTX SLI and Radeon R9 280X, 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 GeForce 8800M GTX SLI stacks up against Radeon R9 280X, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce 8800M GTX SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce 8800M GTX 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 8800M GTX SLI here:

    GeForce 8800M GTX SLI Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce 8800M GTX SLI Radeon R9 280X
    Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 250 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 3 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 280X has 92% more power consumption, than GeForce 8800M GTX SLI.
    • GeForce 8800M GTX SLI has 509 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280X.
    • GeForce 8800M GTX SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 280X - in Desktops.
    • GeForce 8800M GTX SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon R9 280X - with GCN.
    • GeForce 8800M GTX SLI is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280X - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 6−7 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 4−5 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 16−18 60−65
    medium / 1080p 7−8 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 412% more, than GeForce 8800M GTX SLI.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 8800M GTX SLI Radeon R9 280X
    Architecture G9x GCN
    Code name NB8E-GTX Thaiti XTL
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 19 November 2007 8 October 2013
    Pipelines 192 2048
    Core clock speed 500 MHz
    Boost Clock 1000 MHz
    Transistor count 1508 Million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 128.0
    Floating-point performance 4,096 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 288 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.5 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 494 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.42 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 285 Sol/s
    AppAcceleration +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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