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    GeForce GTX 280M SLI vs Radeon HD 8730M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 280M SLI and Radeon HD 8730M, 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 Radeon HD 8730M, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTX 280M SLI and Radeon HD 8730M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 280M SLI and Radeon HD 8730M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon HD 8730M here:

    GeForce GTX 280M SLI Laptops
    Radeon HD 8730M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 280M SLI Radeon HD 8730M
    Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
    Memory type GDDR3 DDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 280M SLI and Radeon HD 8730M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 280M SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon HD 8730M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8730M is 65 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.
    • GeForce GTX 280M SLI is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8730M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8730M is 1050 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 12−14 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 7−8 −
    QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
    low / 720p 24−27 1−2
    medium / 1080p 14−16 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 280M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2400% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 280M SLI Radeon HD 8730M
    Architecture G9x GCN
    Code name N10E-GTX Mars
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 2 March 2009 16 November 2012
    Pipelines 256 384
    Core clock speed 585 MHz 650 MHz
    Boost Clock 700 MHz
    Transistor count 1508 Million 950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 16.80
    Floating-point performance 537.6 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 950 MHz 2000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 32 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 medium sized
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