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    GeForce GTX 780M vs Radeon R9 280

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 780M and Radeon R9 280, 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 780M stacks up against Radeon R9 280, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTX 780M Check Price
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    GeForce GTX 780M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 780M 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 780M here:

    GeForce GTX 780M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 780M Radeon R9 280
    Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 200 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 280 has 63% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 780M.
    • GeForce GTX 780M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 280 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 780M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280.
    • GeForce GTX 780M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 280 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 780M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
    • GeForce GTX 780M and Radeon R9 280 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 780M is 1250 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 280.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 16−18
    4K / 2160p 5−6 10−11
    low / 720p 40−45 60−65
    medium / 1080p 24−27 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 68% more, than GeForce GTX 780M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 780M Radeon R9 280
    Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
    Code name N14E-GTX Tahiti
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 30 May 2013 4 March 2014
    Pipelines 1536 1792
    Core clock speed 823 MHz
    Boost Clock 797 MHz 933 MHz
    Transistor count 3,540 million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 102.0 104.5
    Floating-point performance 2,448 gflops 3,344 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 240 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 API
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 +
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 1536
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0 PCIe 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI + +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 82 Mh/s 408 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Standard memory configuration GDDR5
    eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
    LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
    HDCP content protection +
    7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
    TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 21.5 Mh/s
    Blu-Ray 3D Support +
    3D Vision / 3DTV Play +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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