GeForce RTX 4060 Ti vs GTX 280

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 280 and GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 280
2008
1 GB GDDR3, 236 Watt
3.33

RTX 4060 Ti outperforms GTX 280 by a whopping 1683% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking73834
Place by popularitynot in top-10014
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.1283.19
Power efficiency0.9725.43
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGT200AD106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date16 June 2008 (16 years ago)18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 $399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4060 Ti has 69225% better value for money than GTX 280.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores2404352
Core clock speed602 MHz2310 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2535 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million22,900 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)236 Watt160 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate48.16344.8
Floating-point processing power0.6221 TFLOPS22.06 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs80136
Tensor Coresno data136
Ray Tracing Coresno data34

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length267 mm240 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 16-pin
SLI options+-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1107 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth141.7 GB/s288.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsHDTVDual Link DVI1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.7
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 280 3.33
RTX 4060 Ti 59.36
+1683%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 280 1285
RTX 4060 Ti 22874
+1680%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.33 59.36
Recency 16 June 2008 18 May 2023
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 236 Watt 160 Watt

RTX 4060 Ti has a 1682.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 1200% more advanced lithography process, and 47.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 280 in performance tests.


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