NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M vs NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M and NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS 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).

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M

NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
2.9x more core clock speed: 1463 MHz vs 500 MHz
2.4x more texture fill rate: 38 billion / sec vs 16 GTexel / s
2x more pipelines: 128 vs 64
2.3x better floating-point performance: 374.5 gflops vs 160 gflops
2x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 512 MB
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 576 vs 382

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 March 2009 vs 1 November 2007
Core clock speed	1463 MHz vs 500 MHz
Texture fill rate	38 billion / sec vs 16 GTexel / s
Pipelines	128 vs 64
Floating-point performance	374.5 gflops vs 160 gflops
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 512 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	576 vs 382

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS

Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 75 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 159 vs 153
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1989 vs 1876
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1989 vs 1876

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt vs 75 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	159 vs 153
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1989 vs 1876
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1989 vs 1876

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

576

382

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

153

159

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1876

1989

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1876

1989

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M	NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS
PassMark - G3D Mark	576	382
PassMark - G2D Mark	153	159
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1876	1989
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1876	1989

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M	NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla	Tesla
Code name	G92	G92
Launch date	3 March 2009	1 November 2007
Place in performance rating	1275	1276
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Technical info
Core clock speed	1463 MHz	500 MHz
CUDA cores	128	64
Floating-point performance	374.5 gflops	160 gflops
Gigaflops	562
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Pipelines	128	64
Texture fill rate	38 billion / sec	16 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	50 Watt
Transistor count	754 million	754 million
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	S / PDIF
Display Connectors	HDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIDisplayPortLVDSVGA	No outputs
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	MXM-IV	MXM-HE
Laptop size	large	large
MXM Type	MXM 3.0 Type-B
SLI options	2-way
API support
DirectX	10.0	10.0
OpenGL	2.1	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	61 GB / s	51.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Shared memory	0	0
Memory clock speed		800 MHz
Technologies
CUDA
HybridPower
Power management	8.0
PureVideo HD
SLI
Gigathread technology
HDCP-capable
PCI-E 16x
PowerMizer 7.0