GeForce GTX 280 vs Radeon HD 7660G plus HD 7670M Dual Graphics

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon HD 7660G plus HD 7670M Dual Graphics you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 280 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7660G plus HD 7670M Dual Graphics will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon HD 7660G plus HD 7670M Dual Graphics is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7660G plus HD 7670M Dual Graphics 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 Radeon HD 7660G plus HD 7670M Dual Graphics here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 280 Radeon HD 7660G plus HD 7670M Dual Graphics
Power consumption (TDP) 236 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin
Memory type GDDR3 DDR3,GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • GeForce GTX 280 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7660G plus HD 7670M Dual Graphics - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 280 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7660G plus HD 7670M Dual Graphics - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 280 is 611 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7660G plus HD 7670M Dual Graphics.
  • GeForce GTX 280 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7660G plus HD 7670M Dual Graphics - by 40 / 32 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7660G plus HD 7670M Dual Graphics is 693 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 1−2
ultra / 1080p 0−1 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 12−14
medium / 1080p 3−4 3−4
GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon HD 7660G plus HD 7670M Dual Graphics have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 280 Radeon HD 7660G plus HD 7670M Dual Graphics
Architecture Tesla 2.0 Terascale 2
Code name GT200
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 16 June 2008 15 May 2012
Pipelines 240 862
Core clock speed 1296 MHz 685 / 600 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 40 / 32 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 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1107 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 141.7 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) DirectX 11, 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
Laptop size medium sized
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