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    GeForce GTX 280 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 280 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book. 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 280 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book. 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.
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    Maxwell GPU Surface Book is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Maxwell GPU Surface Book 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 Maxwell GPU Surface Book here:

    Maxwell GPU Surface Book Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 280 Maxwell GPU Surface Book
    Power consumption (TDP) 236 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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    • GeForce GTX 280 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
    • GeForce GTX 280 is used in Desktops, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 280 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 280 is 342 MHz higher, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
    • GeForce GTX 280 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 3905 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 1−2 8−9
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 5−6
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 12−14 20−22
    medium / 1080p 3−4 10−12
    The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 116% more, than GeForce GTX 280.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 280 Maxwell GPU Surface Book
    Architecture Tesla 2.0 Maxwell
    Code name GT200 Surface Book
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 16 June 2008 1 October 2015
    Pipelines 240 384
    Core clock speed 1296 MHz 954 MHz
    Boost Clock 993 MHz
    Transistor count 1,400 million
    Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 48.2 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 622.1 gflops
    Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
    Memory bus width 512 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1107 MHz 5012 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 141.7 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 11.1 (10_0) DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
    Shader Model 4.0
    OpenGL 2.1
    OpenCL 1.1
    Vulkan N/A
    CUDA + +
    CUDA cores 240
    Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
    Optimus +
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