NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M vs NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M and NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX 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 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • 2.5x more core clock speed: 1463 MHz vs 576 MHz
  • Around 3% higher texture fill rate: 38 billion / sec vs 36.8 billion / sec
  • Around 8% better floating-point performance: 374.5 gflops vs 345.6 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 90 nm
  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 155 Watt
  • Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 768 MB
  • Around 56% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 153 vs 98
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 3 March 2009 vs 8 November 2006
Core clock speed 1463 MHz vs 576 MHz
Texture fill rate 38 billion / sec vs 36.8 billion / sec
Floating-point performance 374.5 gflops vs 345.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt vs 155 Watt
Maximum memory size 1 GB vs 768 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 153 vs 98

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX

  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 590 vs 576
  • Around 79% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3349 vs 1876
  • Around 79% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3349 vs 1876
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 590 vs 576
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3349 vs 1876
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3349 vs 1876

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
576
590
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
153
98
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1876
3349
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1876
3349
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX
PassMark - G3D Mark 576 590
PassMark - G2D Mark 153 98
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1876 3349
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1876 3349

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX

Essentials

Architecture Tesla Tesla
Code name G92 G80
Launch date 3 March 2009 8 November 2006
Place in performance rating 1263 1266
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $599

Technical info

Core clock speed 1463 MHz 576 MHz
CUDA cores 128 575
Floating-point performance 374.5 gflops 345.6 gflops
Gigaflops 562
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 90 nm
Pipelines 128 128
Texture fill rate 38 billion / sec 36.8 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt 155 Watt
Transistor count 754 million 681 million

Video outputs and ports

Audio input for HDMI S / PDIF
Display Connectors HDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIDisplayPortLVDSVGA 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI-E 2.0
Interface MXM-IV PCIe 1.0 x16
Laptop size large
MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
SLI options 2-way
Length 270 mm
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin

API support

DirectX 10.0 10.0
OpenGL 2.1 3.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 768 MB
Memory bandwidth 61 GB / s 86.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR3
Shared memory 0
Memory clock speed 900 MHz

Technologies

CUDA
HybridPower
Power management 8.0
PureVideo HD
SLI