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    GeForce GTX 280M SLI vs Quadro P500

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 280M SLI and Quadro P500, 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 Quadro P500, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTX 280M SLI Check Price
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    GeForce GTX 280M SLI and Quadro P500 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 280M SLI and Quadro P500 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 Quadro P500 here:

    GeForce GTX 280M SLI Laptops
    Quadro P500 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 280M SLI Quadro P500
    Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 30 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors 3x mini-DisplayPort
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    • GeForce GTX 280M SLI has 400% more power consumption, than Quadro P500.
    • GeForce GTX 280M SLI and Quadro P500 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
    • GeForce GTX 280M SLI is used in Laptops, and Quadro P500 - in Mobile workstations.
    • GeForce GTX 280M SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Quadro P500 - with Pascal.
    • Core clock speed of Quadro P500 is 870 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.
    • GeForce GTX 280M SLI is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Quadro P500 - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro P500 is 4062 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 Quadro P500.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 280M SLI Quadro P500
    Architecture G9x Pascal
    Code name N10E-GTX GP108
    Type Laptop Mobile workstation
    Release date 2 March 2009 14 November 2017
    Pipelines 256 256
    Core clock speed 585 MHz 1455 MHz
    Boost Clock 1519 MHz
    Transistor count 1508 Million 1,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 21.25
    Floating-point performance 679.9 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 950 MHz 5012 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 32.1 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 12.1
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.0.1
    CUDA + 6.1
    Laptop size large large
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