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    GeForce GTX 280M SLI vs Radeon R9 M270X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 280M SLI and Radeon R9 M270X, 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 R9 M270X, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTX 280M SLI Check Price
    Radeon R9 M270X

    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:

    GeForce GTX 280M SLI Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 280M SLI Radeon R9 M270X
    Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Radeon R9 M270X has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.
    • GeForce GTX 280M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 M270X - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 280M SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon R9 M270X - with GCN 1.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M270X is 140 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.
    • GeForce GTX 280M SLI is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M270X - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M270X is 175 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 12−14 6−7
    ultra / 1080p 7−8 4−5
    QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
    low / 720p 24−27 16−18
    medium / 1080p 14−16 8−9
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 280M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 280M SLI Radeon R9 M270X
    Architecture G9x GCN 1.0
    Code name N10E-GTX Venus
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 2 March 2009 21 March 2014
    Pipelines 256 640
    Core clock speed 585 MHz 725 MHz
    Boost Clock 775 MHz
    Transistor count 1508 Million 1,500 million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 31.00
    Floating-point performance 1,536 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 950 MHz 1125 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.4
    OpenCL Not Listed
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Compute units 10
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