GeForce GTX 280 vs Radeon R8 M365DX

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon R8 M365DX, 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 R8 M365DX, check out specs charts below.

Radeon R8 M365DX is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R8 M365DX 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 R8 M365DX here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 280 Radeon R8 M365DX
Power consumption (TDP) 236 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 IGP
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin
Memory type GDDR3 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 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 R8 M365DX uses IGP interface.
  • GeForce GTX 280 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R8 M365DX - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 280 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R8 M365DX - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 280 is 576 MHz higher, than Radeon R8 M365DX.
  • GeForce GTX 280 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon R8 M365DX - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 280 is 307 MHz higher, than Radeon R8 M365DX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 0−1
ultra / 1080p 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 1−2
medium / 1080p 3−4 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1200% more, than Radeon R8 M365DX.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 280 Radeon R8 M365DX
Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN
Code name GT200 Meso
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 16 June 2008 3 June 2015
Pipelines 240 768
Core clock speed 1296 MHz 720 / 1125 MHz
Boost Clock 1125 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
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 512 Bit 128 + 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1107 MHz 800 / 1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 141.7 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 4.0 6.0
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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