Xbox Series X 6nm GPU vs GeForce GTX 280
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 754 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.11 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.97 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | GT200 | Scarlett 6nm |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 16 June 2008 (16 years ago) | 15 October 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $649 | $599 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 cores | 240 | 3328 |
| Core clock speed | 602 MHz | 1825 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 15,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 236 Watt | 200 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 48.16 | 379.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6221 TFLOPS | 12.15 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 80 | 208 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | no data |
| Length | 267 mm | 301 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | no data |
| 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 type | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 10 GB |
| Memory bus width | 512 Bit | 320 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1107 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 141.7 GB/s | 560.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | S/PDIF | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 16 June 2008 | 15 October 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 10 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 236 Watt | 200 Watt |
Xbox Series X 6nm GPU has an age advantage of 16 years, a 900% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 983.3% more advanced lithography process, and 18% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 280 and Xbox Series X 6nm GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
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