GeForce GTX 770M SLI vs Radeon R9 280

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 770M SLI and Radeon R9 280, 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 770M SLI stacks up against Radeon R9 280, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 770M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 770M SLI 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 GeForce GTX 770M SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 770M SLI Radeon R9 280
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 200 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2x 3 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 280 has 33% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 770M SLI.
  • Radeon R9 280 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 770M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 770M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 280 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 770M SLI is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
  • GeForce GTX 770M SLI and Radeon R9 280 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 770M SLI is 2750 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 280.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 24−27 35−40
ultra / 1080p 14−16 21−24
QHD / 1440p 10−11 16−18
4K / 2160p 6−7 10−11
low / 720p 45−50 60−65
medium / 1080p 30−35 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 45% more, than GeForce GTX 770M SLI.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 770M SLI Radeon R9 280
Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
Code name Tahiti
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 30 May 2013 4 March 2014
Pipelines 1920 1792
Core clock speed 811 MHz
Boost Clock 933 MHz
Transistor count 2x 2540 Million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 104.5
Floating-point performance 3,344 gflops
Length 275 mm
Memory bus width 2x 192 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 240 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan +
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 408 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 21.5 Mh/s
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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