GeForce GTX 280M SLI vs Radeon HD 7690M XT

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 280M SLI and Radeon HD 7690M XT, 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 Radeon HD 7690M XT, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 280M SLI and Radeon HD 7690M XT are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 280M SLI and Radeon HD 7690M XT 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 Radeon HD 7690M XT here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 280M SLI Radeon HD 7690M XT
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 25 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 280M SLI has 500% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
  • GeForce GTX 280M SLI and Radeon HD 7690M XT have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 280M SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon HD 7690M XT - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7690M XT is 140 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 280M SLI is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7690M XT - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7690M XT is 2650 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 2−3
ultra / 1080p 7−8 1−2
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 12−14
medium / 1080p 14−16 4−5
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 280M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 280M SLI Radeon HD 7690M XT
Architecture G9x Terascale 2
Code name N10E-GTX Thames XTX
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 2 March 2009 7 June 2011
Pipelines 256 480
Core clock speed 585 MHz 725 MHz
Transistor count 1508 Million 716 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 17.40
Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 950 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57.6 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 medium sized
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