GeForce GTX 280 vs Radeon R7 M465

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon R7 M465. 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 R7 M465. 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.

Radeon R7 M465 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R7 M465 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 M465 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 280 Radeon R7 M465
Power consumption (TDP) 236 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 280 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M465 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon R7 M465 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 280.
  • GeForce GTX 280 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 M465 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 280 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 M465 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 280 is 471 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M465.
  • GeForce GTX 280 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M465 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 M465 is 2893 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 3−4
ultra / 1080p 0−1 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 14−16
medium / 1080p 3−4 6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M465 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than GeForce GTX 280.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 280 Radeon R7 M465
Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN
Code name GT200 Litho XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 16 June 2008 1 January 2017
Pipelines 240 384
Core clock speed 1296 MHz 825 MHz
Boost Clock 960 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 48.2 billion/sec 27.00
Floating-point performance 622.1 gflops 864.0 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 512 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1107 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 141.7 GB/s 14.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 4.0 6.3
OpenGL 2.1 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
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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