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    GeForce GTX 1070 mobile vs Radeon R9 280X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1070 mobile and Radeon R9 280X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 1070 mobile and Radeon R9 280X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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    GeForce GTX 1070 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 1070 mobile 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 1070 mobile here:

    GeForce GTX 1070 mobile Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1070 mobile Radeon R9 280X
    Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 250 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 3 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 280X has 108% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1070 mobile.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce GTX 1070 mobile has 5 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280X.
    • GeForce GTX 1070 mobile is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 280X - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 1070 mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R9 280X - with GCN.
    • GeForce GTX 1070 mobile is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280X - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 50−55 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 35−40 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 27−30 16−18
    4K / 2160p 16−18 10−11
    low / 720p 80−85 60−65
    medium / 1080p 60−65 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 43% more, than Radeon R9 280X.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1070 mobile Radeon R9 280X
    Architecture Pascal GCN
    Code name N17E-G2 Thaiti XTL
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 1 September 2016 8 October 2013
    Pipelines 2048 2048
    Core clock speed 1506 MHz
    Boost Clock 1645 MHz 1000 MHz
    Transistor count 7,200 million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 210.6 128.0
    Floating-point performance 6,738 gflops 4,096 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 8 GB/s
    Memory bandwidth 256 GB/s 288 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    VR Ready +
    DirectX 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131 +
    CUDA +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.5 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 1920
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support +
    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
    GPU Boost 3.0
    AppAcceleration +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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