GeForce GTX 280 vs Radeon R7 Carrizo
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon R7 Carrizo, 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 280 stacks up against Radeon R7 Carrizo, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 280
Radeon R7 Carrizo is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon R7 Carrizo 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 R7 Carrizo here:
Main Specs
| GeForce GTX 280 | Radeon R7 Carrizo | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 236 Watt | 12-35 Watt |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | |
| Supplementary power connectors | 6-pin & 8-pin | |
| Memory type | GDDR3 | |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | |
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | |
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- GeForce GTX 280 has 1866% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
- GeForce GTX 280 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 Carrizo - in Laptops.
- GeForce GTX 280 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
- GeForce GTX 280 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 Carrizo - by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 1−2 | 2−3 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| medium / 1080p | 3−4 | 5−6 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 Carrizo in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than GeForce GTX 280. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 6−7 |
| ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | 5−6 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 16−18 | 16−18 |
| medium / 1080p | 5−6 | 7−8 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 Carrizo in Battlefield 5 is 11% more, than GeForce GTX 280. | ||
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| high / 1080p | 40−45 | 40−45 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon R7 Carrizo have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone. | ||
| low / 768p | 120−130 | 110−120 |
| medium / 768p | 90−95 | 90−95 |
| ultra / 1080p | 40−45 | 40−45 |
| QHD / 1440p | 21−24 | 24−27 |
| 4K / 2160p | 18−20 | − |
| high / 768p | 65−70 | 65−70 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 280 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 2% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo. | ||
| low / 768p | 85−90 | 70−75 |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 18−20 |
| medium / 1080p | 40−45 | 40−45 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 280 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo. | ||
| low / 768p | 75−80 | 70−75 |
| medium / 768p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| ultra / 1080p | 24−27 | 27−30 |
| GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon R7 Carrizo have the same average FPS in Dota 2. | ||
| high / 1080p | 2−3 | 3−4 |
| ultra / 1080p | 2−3 | 3−4 |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 10−12 | 14−16 |
| medium / 1080p | 3−4 | 5−6 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 Carrizo in Far Cry 5 is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 280. | ||
| high / 1080p | 10−11 | 10−12 |
| ultra / 1080p | 5−6 | 6−7 |
| QHD / 1440p | 2−3 | 4−5 |
| low / 720p | 50−55 | 55−60 |
| medium / 1080p | 10−12 | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 Carrizo in Fortnite is 12% more, than GeForce GTX 280. | ||
| high / 1080p | 4−5 | 7−8 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 6−7 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 16−18 | 20−22 |
| medium / 1080p | 7−8 | 10−11 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 Carrizo in Forza Horizon 4 is 44% more, than GeForce GTX 280. | ||
| low / 768p | 40−45 | 45−50 |
| high / 1080p | 5−6 | 7−8 |
| ultra / 1080p | 2−3 | 3−4 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 Carrizo in Grand Theft Auto V is 9% more, than GeForce GTX 280. | ||
| high / 1080p | 1−2 | 1−2 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 5−6 | 6−7 |
| medium / 1080p | 3−4 | 3−4 |
| GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon R7 Carrizo have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus. | ||
| low / 768p | 90−95 | 85−90 |
| high / 1080p | 85−90 | 65−70 |
| ultra / 1080p | 70−75 | − |
| medium / 1080p | 90−95 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 280 in Minecraft is 16% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| low / 720p | 27−30 | 27−30 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon R7 Carrizo have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | 3−4 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 6−7 | 6−7 |
| GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon R7 Carrizo have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2. | ||
| low / 768p | 12−14 | 14−16 |
| medium / 768p | 8−9 | 10−12 |
| high / 1080p | 4−5 | 5−6 |
| ultra / 1080p | 3−4 | 4−5 |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 Carrizo in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 28% more, than GeForce GTX 280. | ||
| low / 768p | 75−80 | 70−75 |
| medium / 768p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 14−16 |
| high / 768p | 30−35 | 27−30 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 280 in World of Tanks is 7% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo. | ||
Full Specs
| GeForce GTX 280 | Radeon R7 Carrizo | |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 | GCN 1.2/2.0 |
| Code name | GT200 | Carrizo |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 16 June 2008 | 4 June 2015 |
| Pipelines | 240 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 1296 MHz | |
| Boost Clock | 800 MHz | |
| Transistor count | 1,400 million | 2410 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 | 64/128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1107 MHz | |
| Memory bandwidth | 141.7 GB/s | |
| Shared memory | + | |
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | DirectX 12 (FL 12_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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