GeForce GTX 280M SLI vs Radeon HD 5770

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 280M SLI and Radeon HD 5770. 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 280M SLI and Radeon HD 5770. 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.

GeForce GTX 280M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 280M SLI 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 280M SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 280M SLI Radeon HD 5770
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 108 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 280M SLI has 38% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 5770.
  • GeForce GTX 280M SLI has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5770.
  • GeForce GTX 280M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5770 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 280M SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon HD 5770 - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5770 is 265 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 280M SLI is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5770 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5770 is 3850 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 HD 5770.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 280M SLI Radeon HD 5770
Architecture G9x Terascale 2
Code name N10E-GTX Juniper
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 2 March 2009 13 October 2009
Pipelines 256 800
Core clock speed 585 MHz 850 MHz
Transistor count 1508 Million 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 34.00
Floating-point performance 1,360.0 gflops
Length 208 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 950 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL 4.4
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
Laptop size large
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