Mobility Radeon M7 vs GeForce GTX 280

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	699	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.24	no data
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	no data
GPU code name	GT200	M7
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	16 June 2008 (16 years ago)	1 December 2001 (22 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$649	no data
Current price	$159 (0.2x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	240	3
CUDA cores	240	no data
Core clock speed	602 MHz	1 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	230 MHz
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	236 Watt	no data
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	48.2 billion/sec	no data
Floating-point performance	622.1 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 280 and Mobility Radeon M7 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	no data
Length	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin & 8-pin	no data
SLI options	+	no data

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 type	GDDR3	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	32 MB
Memory bus width	512 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1107 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	141.7 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	no data	-

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 Connectors	HDTVDual Link DVI	no data
Multi monitor support	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	DDR
Shader Model	4.0	no data
OpenGL	2.1	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	no data
CUDA	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	16 June 2008	1 December 2001
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	32 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	180 nm

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