GeForce RTX 4070 vs GTX 280M

Place in performance ranking	982	20
Place by popularity	not in top-100	38
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	64.95
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	N10E-GTX	AD104
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	2 March 2009 (15 years ago)	13 April 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	128	5888
CUDA cores	128	no data
Core clock speed	585 MHz	1920 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2475 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	200 Watt
Texture fill rate	37.44	455.4
Floating-point performance	0.3745 gflops	no data
Gigaflops	562	no data

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
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	MXM-IV	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	240 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 16-pin
SLI options	+	-
MXM Type	MXM 3.0 Type-B	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	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	Up to 950 MHz	21000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	61 GB/s	504.2 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	HDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIDisplayPortLVDSVGA	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Power management

8.0

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API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.7
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 1.49

RTX 4070 69.87
+4589%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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 280M 575

RTX 4070 26952
+4587%

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 6672

RTX 4070 128530
+1826%

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	4−5 −5275%	215 +5275%
1440p	2−3 −5950%	121 +5950%
4K	1−2 −7500%	76 +7500%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

−5300%

216
+5300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −2300%	140−150 +2300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −2875%	110−120 +2875%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −4250%	174 +4250%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −5750%	110−120 +5750%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −4175%	170−180 +4175%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −5850%	230−240 +5850%
Hitman 3	6−7 −2050%	120−130 +2050%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −1593%	250−260 +1593%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −3967%	120−130 +3967%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −3575%	290−300 +3575%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −364%	150−160 +364%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −2300%	140−150 +2300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −2875%	110−120 +2875%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −3475%	143 +3475%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −5750%	110−120 +5750%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −4175%	170−180 +4175%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −5850%	230−240 +5850%
Hitman 3	6−7 −2050%	120−130 +2050%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −1593%	250−260 +1593%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −3967%	120−130 +3967%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −4600%	376 +4600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −1264%	150−160 +1264%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −364%	150−160 +364%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −2300%	140−150 +2300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −2875%	110−120 +2875%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −3100%	128 +3100%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −5750%	110−120 +5750%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −5850%	230−240 +5850%
Hitman 3	6−7 −2050%	120−130 +2050%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −1853%	293 +1853%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −3925%	322 +3925%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −1445%	170 +1445%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −276%	124 +276%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−3967%

120−130
+3967%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −8150%	160−170 +8150%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −5450%	110−120 +5450%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −8100%	80−85 +8100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	80−85
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −8000%	81 +8000%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −4000%	80−85 +4000%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1357%	100−110 +1357%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −4340%	222 +4340%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −12500%	120−130 +12500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −3314%	230−240 +3314%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−2775%

110−120
+2775%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−6800%

65−70
+6800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −5700%	55−60 +5700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −5400%	55−60 +5400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	50−55
Far Cry 5	0−1	50−55

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−2433%

75−80
+2433%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Battlefield 5	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Battlefield 5	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

120−130

+0%

120−130

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%
Metro Exodus	143 +0%	143 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	222 +0%	222 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Hitman 3	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	115 +0%	115 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	36 +0%	36 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	121 +0%	121 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50 +0%	50 +0%

This is how GTX 280M and RTX 4070 compete in popular games:

RTX 4070 is 5275% faster in 1080p
RTX 4070 is 5950% faster in 1440p
RTX 4070 is 7500% faster in 4K

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

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4070 is 12500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 4070 is ahead in 49 tests (71%)
there's a draw in 20 tests (29%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.49	69.87
Recency	2 March 2009	13 April 2023
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	200 Watt

GTX 280M has 166.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 4070, on the other hand, has a 4589.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4070 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 280M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 280M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4070 is a desktop one.

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