NVS 810 vs Radeon R9 280

In this comparison between NVS 810 and Radeon R9 280 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people NVS 810 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 280 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  NVS 810 Radeon R9 280
Power consumption (TDP) 68 Watt 200 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors 8x mini-DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 280 has 194% more power consumption, than NVS 810.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon R9 280 has 1 GB more memory, than NVS 810.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • NVS 810 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
  • NVS 810 and Radeon R9 280 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 280 is 77 mm longer, than NVS 810.
  • Memory clock speed of NVS 810 is 550 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 280.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 35−40
ultra / 1080p 1−2 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 12−14 60−65
medium / 1080p 4−5 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 720% more, than NVS 810.

Full Specs

  NVS 810 Radeon R9 280
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name GM107 Tahiti
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 4 November 2015 4 March 2014
Pipelines 512 1792
Core clock speed 902 MHz
Boost Clock 1033 MHz 933 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 33.06 104.5
Floating-point performance 2x 1,058 gflops 3,344 gflops
Length 198 mm 275 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 240 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA 5.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 408 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 21.5 Mh/s
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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