GeForce GTX 280M SLI vs Radeon HD 7730

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 280M SLI and Radeon HD 7730. 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 280M SLI and Radeon HD 7730. 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 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 Radeon HD 7730
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 47 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 280M SLI has 219% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7730.
  • GeForce GTX 280M SLI has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7730.
  • GeForce GTX 280M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7730 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 280M SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon HD 7730 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7730 is 215 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 280M SLI is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7730 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7730 is 3550 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 3−4
ultra / 1080p 7−8 1−2
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 14−16
medium / 1080p 14−16 5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 280M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 150% more, than Radeon HD 7730.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 280M SLI Radeon HD 7730
Architecture G9x GCN 1.0
Code name N10E-GTX Cape Verde
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 2 March 2009 1 May 2013
Pipelines 256 384
Core clock speed 585 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 1508 Million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 19.20
Floating-point performance 614.4 gflops
Length 168 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 950 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA +
Laptop size large
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