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    GeForce GTX 280 vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

    In this comparison between GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 280 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
    GeForce GTX 280
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    Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire 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 Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire here:

    Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 280 Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
    Power consumption (TDP) 236 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2x2 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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    • Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 280.
    • GeForce GTX 280 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 280 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 280 is 616 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
    • GeForce GTX 280 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 280 is 207 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 1−2 21−24
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 12−14
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 7−8
    4K / 2160p − 5−6
    low / 720p 12−14 40−45
    medium / 1080p 3−4 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 400% more, than GeForce GTX 280.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 280 Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
    Architecture Tesla 2.0 Terascale 2
    Code name GT200 Blackcomb XT
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 16 June 2008 6 January 2011
    Pipelines 240 1920
    Core clock speed 1296 MHz 680 MHz
    Transistor count 1,400 million 2x1700 Million
    Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 48.2 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 622.1 gflops
    Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
    Memory bus width 512 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1107 MHz 900 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 141.7 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 11.1 (10_0) DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
    Shader Model 4.0
    OpenGL 2.1
    OpenCL 1.1
    Vulkan N/A
    CUDA +
    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
    Laptop size large
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