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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 280M
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AMD logo Radeon HD 3870

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M logo AMD Radeon HD 3870 logo
General information GeForce GTX 280M Radeon HD 3870
Launched Q2 2009 Q3 2012
Used in Mobile Desktop
Factory NVIDIA AMD
Memory 1024 MB 0 % 1024 MB 0 %
DirectX DirectX 10 DirectX 10.1
OpenGL OpenGL 3.3 OpenGL 3.3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 W 29.2 % 106 W 0 %
Performance GeForce GTX 280M Radeon HD 3870
Overall Score 12195 0 % 11971 1.8 %
Future Proof 0 % 100 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 1487 0 % 1433 3.6 %
2D Benchmark Score 153.3 0 % 57.5 62.5 %
Average DirectX performance 5.7 FPS 1.3 % 5.8 FPS 0 %
DirectX 9 performance 20.8 FPS 1.4 % 21.1 FPS 0 %
DirectX 10 performance 2 FPS 0.8 % 2 FPS 0 %
DirectX 11 performance 0 FPS NaN % 0 FPS NaN %
DirectX 12 performance 0 FPS NaN % 0 FPS NaN %
Graphic card computing 0 operations/s NaN % 0 operations/s NaN %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for GeForce GTX 280M, Radeon HD 3870.

Average frames per second GeForce GTX 280M Radeon HD 3870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 17.1 FPS 16.7 FPS
High settings 30.8 FPS 30.0 FPS
Medium settings 37.0 FPS 36.0 FPS
Low settings 51.7 FPS 50.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.5 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for GeForce GTX 280M, Radeon HD 3870.

Grand Theft Auto V GeForce GTX 280M Radeon HD 3870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 18.6 FPS 18.2 FPS
High settings 33.4 FPS 32.7 FPS
Medium settings 40.1 FPS 39.3 FPS
Low settings 56.2 FPS 55.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.2 %
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