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    GeForce GTX 280M SLI vs Radeon R9 M385X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 280M SLI and Radeon R9 M385X, 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 M385X, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTX 280M SLI Check Price
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    GeForce GTX 280M SLI and Radeon R9 M385X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 280M SLI and Radeon R9 M385X 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 R9 M385X here:

    GeForce GTX 280M SLI Laptops
    Radeon R9 M385X Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 280M SLI Radeon R9 M385X
    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 M385X has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 280M SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon R9 M385X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M385X is 515 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.
    • GeForce GTX 280M SLI is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M385X - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M385X is 550 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 12−14 8−9
    ultra / 1080p 7−8 5−6
    QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
    low / 720p 24−27 18−20
    medium / 1080p 14−16 10−11
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 280M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 280M SLI Radeon R9 M385X
    Architecture G9x GCN
    Code name N10E-GTX Strato-XT-M3
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 2 March 2009 16 June 2015
    Pipelines 256 896
    Core clock speed 585 MHz 1100 MHz
    Boost Clock 1100 MHz
    Transistor count 1508 Million 2,080 million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 61.60
    Floating-point performance 1,971 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 950 MHz 1500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
    Shader Model 6.3
    OpenGL 4.4
    OpenCL Not Listed
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    Laptop size large large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
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