GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile vs Radeon R9 280X
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 350 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.43 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.18 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | GB205 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Design | reference | no data |
| Release date | 8 October 2013 (11 years ago) | 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 2048 | 6400 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 2235 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | 2520 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 0 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 140 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 128.0 | 504.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.096 TFLOPS | 32.26 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 128 | 200 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 200 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 50 |
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).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 275 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 2500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 288 GB/s | 760.8 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 | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
| HDMI | + | + |
| DisplayPort support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | + | - |
| CrossFire | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| HD3D | + | - |
| LiquidVR | + | - |
| TressFX | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| DDMA audio | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 10.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 12 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 140 Watt |
RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 78.6% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 280X and GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R9 280X is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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