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    GeForce GTX 280M SLI vs Radeon R9 380

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 280M SLI and Radeon R9 380. 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 280M SLI and Radeon R9 380. 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.
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    GeForce GTX 280M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 280M 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 280M SLI here:

    GeForce GTX 280M SLI Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 280M SLI Radeon R9 380
    Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 190 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 2 x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 380 has 26% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.
    • Radeon R9 380 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.
    • GeForce GTX 280M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 380 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 280M SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon R9 380 - with GCN.
    • GeForce GTX 280M SLI is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 380 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 380 is 20 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 12−14 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 7−8 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 2−3 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 24−27 60−65
    medium / 1080p 14−16 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 280M SLI Radeon R9 380
    Architecture G9x GCN
    Code name N10E-GTX Tonga Pro
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 2 March 2009 26 June 2015
    Pipelines 256 1792
    Core clock speed 585 MHz
    Boost Clock 970 MHz
    Transistor count 1508 Million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 108.6
    Floating-point performance 3,476 gflops
    Length 221 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 950 MHz 970 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 182.4 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
    Shader Model 6.3
    OpenGL 4.5
    OpenCL 2.0
    Vulkan +
    CUDA +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.48 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 404 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    TrueAudio +
    ZeroCore +
    Mantle +
    Design reference
    Bridgeless CrossFire +
    Number of Eyefinity displays 6
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    VCE +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.66 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 18 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 168.45 Sol/s
    Compute units 28
    Form factor full height / full length / dual slot
    High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
    LiquidVR +
    FRTC +
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