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    GeForce GTX 280M SLI vs Radeon RX Vega M GL 870

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 280M SLI and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870, 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 280M SLI stacks up against Radeon RX Vega M GL 870, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTX 280M SLI Check Price
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    GeForce GTX 280M SLI and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 280M SLI and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 here:

    GeForce GTX 280M SLI Laptops
    Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 280M SLI Radeon RX Vega M GL 870
    Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
    Memory type GDDR3 HBM2
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
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    • Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 280M SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 - with Vega.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 is 346 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.
    • GeForce GTX 280M SLI is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 - by 14 nm process technology.

    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 RX Vega M GL 870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 280M SLI Radeon RX Vega M GL 870
    Architecture G9x Vega
    Code name N10E-GTX Vega Kaby Lake-G
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 2 March 2009 7 January 2018
    Pipelines 256 1280
    Core clock speed 585 MHz 931 MHz
    Boost Clock 1011 MHz
    Transistor count 1508 Million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 14 nm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 950 MHz
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 DirectX 12_1
    CUDA +
    Laptop size large medium sized
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