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    GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q vs GeForce GTX 280M SLI

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q 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 GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q stacks up against GeForce GTX 280M SLI, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q Check Price
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    GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q and GeForce GTX 280M SLI are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q and GeForce GTX 280M SLI are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 1070 Max Q or GeForce GTX 280M SLI here:

    GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q Laptops
    GeForce GTX 280M SLI Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q GeForce GTX 280M SLI
    Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 150 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 280M SLI has 30% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q.
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q has 6 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and GeForce GTX 280M SLI - with G9x.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is 516 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 280M SLI - by 55 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is 7050 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 12−14
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 7−8
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 2−3
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 24−27
    medium / 1080p 40−45 14−16
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q GeForce GTX 280M SLI
    Architecture Pascal G9x
    Code name N17E-G2 Max-Q N10E-GTX
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 30 May 2017 2 March 2009
    Pipelines 2048 256
    Core clock speed 1101 - 1215 MHz 585 MHz
    Boost Clock 1265 - 1379 MHz
    Transistor count 7,200 million 1508 Million
    Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 55 nm
    Texture fill rate 176.5
    Floating-point performance 5,648 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 950 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 256.3 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    VR Ready +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
    Shader Model 6.4
    OpenGL 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    CUDA 6.1 +
    Laptop size large large
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