GeForce GTX 280M SLI vs Radeon Pro 560

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 280M SLI and Radeon Pro 560, 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 Pro 560, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 280M SLI and Radeon Pro 560 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 280M SLI and Radeon Pro 560 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 Pro 560 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 280M SLI Radeon Pro 560
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 280M SLI has 100% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 560.
  • Radeon Pro 560 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 280M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro 560 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 280M SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon Pro 560 - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro 560 is 322 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 280M SLI is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 560 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 560 is 4130 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 16−18
ultra / 1080p 7−8 10−11
QHD / 1440p 2−3 4−5
low / 720p 24−27 35−40
medium / 1080p 14−16 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 560 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 280M SLI Radeon Pro 560
Architecture G9x Polaris
Code name N10E-GTX Polaris 21
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 2 March 2009 5 June 2017
Pipelines 256 1024
Core clock speed 585 MHz 907 MHz
Transistor count 1508 Million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 58.05
Floating-point performance 1,858 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 950 MHz 5080 MHz
Memory bandwidth 81.28 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Laptop size large large
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