GeForce GTX 280 vs P104 100

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 280 and P104 100. 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 280 and P104 100. 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.
GeForce GTX 280
P104 100

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 280 P104 100
Power consumption (TDP) 236 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5X
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs
 
  • GeForce GTX 280 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and P104 100 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • P104 100 has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 280.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 280 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and P104 100 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of P104 100 is 311 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280.
  • GeForce GTX 280 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and P104 100 - by 16 nm process technology.
  • P104 100 is 257 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 280.
  • Memory clock speed of P104 100 is 8901 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 35−40
ultra / 1080p 0−1 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 12−14 60−65
medium / 1080p 3−4 40−45
The average gaming FPS of P104 100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 683% more, than GeForce GTX 280.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 280 P104 100
Architecture Tesla 2.0 Pascal
Code name GT200 GP104
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 16 June 2008 12 December 2017
Pipelines 240 1920
Core clock speed 1296 MHz 1607 MHz
Boost Clock 1733 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 16 nm
Texture fill rate 48.2 billion/sec 208.0
Floating-point performance 622.1 gflops 8,873 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 267 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1107 MHz 10008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 141.7 GB/s 320.3 GB/s
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 4.0 6.4
OpenGL 2.1 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA + 6.1
CUDA cores 240
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF