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    GeForce GTX 280 vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire. 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 280 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire. 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 280
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    Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire 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 7970M Crossfire here:

    Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 280 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
    Power consumption (TDP) 236 Watt 200 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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    • GeForce GTX 280 has 18% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
    • GeForce GTX 280 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 280 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 280 is 446 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
    • GeForce GTX 280 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 3693 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 1−2 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 12−14 60−65
    medium / 1080p 3−4 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 683% more, than GeForce GTX 280.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 280 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
    Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN
    Code name GT200 Wimbledon XT
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 16 June 2008 1 May 2012
    Pipelines 240 2560
    Core clock speed 1296 MHz 850 MHz
    Transistor count 1,400 million
    Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 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 2x 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1107 MHz 4800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 141.7 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 11.1 (10_0) DirectX 11.1, 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 large
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