GeForce GTX 280 vs Quadro P1000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 280 and Quadro P1000, 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 280 stacks up against Quadro P1000, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 280 Quadro P1000
Power consumption (TDP) 236 Watt 47 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 280 has 402% more power consumption, than Quadro P1000.
  • GeForce GTX 280 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro P1000 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro P1000 has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 280.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 280 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Quadro P1000 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P1000 is 197 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280.
  • GeForce GTX 280 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Quadro P1000 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Quadro P1000 is 135 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 280.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P1000 is 4901 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 21−24
ultra / 1080p 0−1 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 8−9
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 12−14 40−45
medium / 1080p 3−4 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P1000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 416% more, than GeForce GTX 280.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 280 Quadro P1000
Architecture Tesla 2.0 Pascal
Code name GT200 GP107
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 16 June 2008 1 February 2017
Pipelines 240 512
Core clock speed 1296 MHz 1493 MHz
Boost Clock 1519 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 48.2 billion/sec 59.20
Floating-point performance 622.1 gflops 1,894 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 145 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1107 MHz 6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 141.7 GB/s 80.19 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 4.0 6.4
OpenGL 2.1 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2
CUDA + 6.1
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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