GeForce GTX 280 vs Radeon Pro W5500M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon Pro W5500M, 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 280 stacks up against Radeon Pro W5500M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 280

Radeon Pro W5500M

Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 280	Radeon Pro W5500M
Power consumption (TDP)	236 Watt	85 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin & 8-pin	None
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	No outputs

GeForce GTX 280 has 177% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
GeForce GTX 280 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Pro W5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
Radeon Pro W5500M 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 Radeon Pro W5500M - with RDNA 1.0.
GeForce GTX 280 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro W5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro W5500M is 10893 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	1−2	14−16
ultra / 1080p	0−1	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	12−14	30−33
medium / 1080p	3−4	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 250% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	4−5	20−22
QHD / 1440p	0−1	6−7
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	16−18	50−55
medium / 1080p	5−6	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Battlefield 5 is 266% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon Pro W5500M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	120−130	200−210
medium / 768p	90−95	170−180
ultra / 1080p	40−45	95−100
QHD / 1440p	21−24	50−55
4K / 2160p	18−20	30−33
high / 768p	65−70	130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 90% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p	85−90	55−60
ultra / 1080p	16−18	35−40
medium / 1080p	40−45	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 280 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
low / 768p	75−80	100−110
medium / 768p	50−55	90−95
ultra / 1080p	24−27	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Dota 2 is 68% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p	2−3	16−18
ultra / 1080p	2−3	14−16
4K / 2160p	0−1	6−7
low / 720p	10−12	35−40
medium / 1080p	3−4	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Far Cry 5 is 450% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p	10−11	24−27
ultra / 1080p	5−6	18−20
QHD / 1440p	2−3	16−18
low / 720p	50−55	95−100
medium / 1080p	10−12	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Fortnite is 162% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p	4−5	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	8−9
low / 720p	16−18	50−55
medium / 1080p	7−8	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Forza Horizon 4 is 288% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p	40−45	80−85
medium / 768p	−	70−75
high / 1080p	5−6	27−30
ultra / 1080p	2−3	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
medium / 720p	35−40	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Grand Theft Auto V is 156% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p	1−2	9−10
ultra / 1080p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	5−6	27−30
medium / 1080p	3−4	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Metro Exodus is 466% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p	90−95	110−120
high / 1080p	85−90	−
ultra / 1080p	70−75	100−110
medium / 1080p	90−95	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Minecraft is 27% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	12−14	16−18
low / 720p	27−30	55−60
medium / 1080p	14−16	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 83% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	4−5	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	6−7	27−30
medium / 1080p	−	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 280% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p	12−14	50−55
medium / 768p	8−9	30−35
high / 1080p	4−5	18−20
ultra / 1080p	3−4	10−11
4K / 2160p	0−1	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 300% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p	75−80	100−110
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	16−18	30−35
high / 768p	30−35	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in World of Tanks is 53% more, than GeForce GTX 280.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 280	Radeon Pro W5500M
Architecture	Tesla 2.0	RDNA 1.0
Code name	GT200	Navi 14
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	16 June 2008	10 February 2020
Pipelines	240	1408
Core clock speed	1296 MHz
Boost Clock		1450 MHz
Transistor count	1,400 million	6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	7 nm
Texture fill rate	48.2 billion/sec	127.6
Floating-point performance	622.1 gflops
Length	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width	512 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1107 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	141.7 GB/s	192.0 GB/s
DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	4.0	6.5
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
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

GeForce GTX 280 vs Radeon Pro W5500M

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