GeForce GTX 280M SLI vs Quadro 6000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 280M SLI and Quadro 6000, 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 280M SLI stacks up against Quadro 6000, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 280M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 280M SLI 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 280M SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 280M SLI Quadro 6000
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 204 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
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  • Quadro 6000 has 36% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.
  • Quadro 6000 has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 280M SLI is used in Laptops, and Quadro 6000 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 280M SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Quadro 6000 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 280M SLI is 11 MHz higher, than Quadro 6000.
  • GeForce GTX 280M SLI is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Quadro 6000 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 6000 is 2038 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 14−16
ultra / 1080p 7−8 8−9
QHD / 1440p 2−3 3−4
low / 720p 24−27 27−30
medium / 1080p 14−16 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 280M SLI Quadro 6000
Architecture G9x Fermi
Code name N10E-GTX GF100
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 2 March 2009 10 December 2010
Pipelines 256 448
Core clock speed 585 MHz 574 MHz
Transistor count 1508 Million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 32.14
Floating-point performance 1,027.7 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 950 MHz 2988 MHz
Memory bandwidth 143.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA + 2.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 91 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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