GeForce RTX 4060 vs GTX 280M SLI

Place in the ranking	733	55
Place by popularity	not in top-100	2
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	100.00
Power efficiency	1.58	30.83
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	N10E-GTX	AD107
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	2 March 2009 (15 years ago)	18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	256	3072
Core clock speed	585 MHz	1830 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2460 MHz
Number of transistors	1508 Million	18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	115 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	236.2
Floating-point processing power	no data	15.11 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	48
TMUs	no data	96
Tensor Cores	no data	96
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	24

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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	240 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 12-pin

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	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	950 MHz	2125 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	272.0 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 Connectors	no data	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.8
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.3
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 280M SLI 3.29

RTX 4060 49.13
+1393%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 280M SLI 9435

RTX 4060 107451
+1039%

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	9−10 −1422%	137 +1422%
1440p	4−5 −1650%	70 +1650%
4K	2−3 −1900%	40 +1900%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.18
1440p	no data	4.27
4K	no data	7.48

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1400%	135 +1400%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −1638%	139 +1638%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −1189%	110−120 +1189%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1111%	109 +1111%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −575%	54 +575%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −1600%	272 +1600%
Forza Horizon 5	4−5 −3150%	130−140 +3150%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −2257%	165 +2257%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −700%	95−100 +700%
Valorant	6−7 −3517%	210−220 +3517%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −1189%	110−120 +1189%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −911%	91 +911%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −463%	45 +463%
Dota 2	10−11 −1450%	155 +1450%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −684%	149 +684%
Fortnite	18−20 −995%	200−210 +995%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −1256%	217 +1256%
Forza Horizon 5	4−5 −3150%	130−140 +3150%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−11 −1480%	158 +1480%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −1586%	118 +1586%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −594%	210−220 +594%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −700%	95−100 +700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −1350%	170−180 +1350%
Valorant	6−7 −3517%	210−220 +3517%
World of Tanks	60−65 −365%	270−280 +365%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −1189%	110−120 +1189%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −744%	76 +744%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −400%	40 +400%
Dota 2	10−11 −1300%	140−150 +1300%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −484%	110−120 +484%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −1088%	190 +1088%
Forza Horizon 5	4−5 −3150%	130−140 +3150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −594%	210−220 +594%
Valorant	6−7 −3517%	210−220 +3517%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	2−3 −4400%	90 +4400%
Grand Theft Auto V	2−3 −4400%	90 +4400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 −575%	160−170 +575%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −2700%	55−60 +2700%
World of Tanks	24−27 −1275%	300−350 +1275%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −2000%	80−85 +2000%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −500%	24 +500%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −1888%	150−160 +1888%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −4200%	129 +4200%
Forza Horizon 5	4−5 −2150%	90−95 +2150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −1567%	100−105 +1567%
Valorant	10−12 −1582%	180−190 +1582%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −180%	27−30 +180%
Dota 2	16−18 −456%	89 +456%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −456%	89 +456%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−11 −1670%	170−180 +1670%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −1700%	35−40 +1700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −456%	89 +456%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −2033%	60−65 +2033%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +11.1%	9 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −400%	10 +400%
Dota 2	16−18 −1338%	230−240 +1338%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −2800%	85−90 +2800%
Fortnite	2−3 −4050%	80−85 +4050%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −3400%	70 +3400%
Forza Horizon 5	1−2 −5200%	50−55 +5200%
Valorant	3−4 −3300%	100−110 +3300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Metro Exodus

111

+0%

111

+0%

4K
High Preset

Metro Exodus

+0%

This is how GTX 280M SLI and RTX 4060 compete in popular games:

RTX 4060 is 1422% faster in 1080p
RTX 4060 is 1650% faster in 1440p
RTX 4060 is 1900% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 280M SLI is 11% faster.
in Forza Horizon 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4060 is 5200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 280M SLI is ahead in 1 test (2%)
RTX 4060 is ahead in 58 tests (95%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.29	49.13
Recency	2 March 2009	18 May 2023
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	115 Watt

RTX 4060 has a 1393.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 1000% more advanced lithography process, and 30.4% lower power consumption.

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

Be aware that GeForce GTX 280M SLI is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4060 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.