NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M vs ATI Radeon HD 3200
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M and ATI Radeon HD 3200 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M
- Videocard is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
- 2.9x more core clock speed: 1463 MHz vs 500 MHz
- 3.2x more pipelines: 128 vs 40
- 2x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 512 MB
- 7x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 576 vs 82
- 4.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1876 vs 386
- 4.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1876 vs 386
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 3 March 2009 vs 4 June 2008 |
| Core clock speed | 1463 MHz vs 500 MHz |
| Pipelines | 128 vs 40 |
| Maximum memory size | 1 GB vs 512 MB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 576 vs 82 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 1876 vs 386 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 1876 vs 386 |
Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 3200
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 65 nm
- Around 48% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 227 vs 153
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm vs 65 nm |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 227 vs 153 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M
GPU 2: ATI Radeon HD 3200
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| Name | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M | ATI Radeon HD 3200 |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 576 | 82 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 153 | 227 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 1876 | 386 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 1876 | 386 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M | ATI Radeon HD 3200 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture | Tesla | RV6xx |
| Code name | G92 | RS780M |
| Launch date | 3 March 2009 | 4 June 2008 |
| Place in performance rating | 1256 | 1257 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
Technical info |
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| Core clock speed | 1463 MHz | 500 MHz |
| CUDA cores | 128 | |
| Floating-point performance | 374.5 gflops | |
| Gigaflops | 562 | |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 55 nm |
| Pipelines | 128 | 40 |
| Texture fill rate | 38 billion / sec | |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 75 Watt | |
| Transistor count | 754 million | 181 Million |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Audio input for HDMI | S / PDIF | |
| Display Connectors | HDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIDisplayPortLVDSVGA | |
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| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | |
| Interface | MXM-IV | |
| Laptop size | large | |
| MXM Type | MXM 3.0 Type-B | |
| SLI options | 2-way | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 10.0 | 10 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | |
Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bandwidth | 61 GB / s | |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | |
| Memory type | GDDR3 | |
| Shared memory | 0 | yes |
Technologies |
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| HybridPower | ||
| Power management | 8.0 | |
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