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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 280
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AMD logo Radeon HD 3870 X2

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 logo AMD Radeon HD 3870 X2 logo
General information GeForce GTX 280 Radeon HD 3870 X2
Launched Q3 2012 Q4 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory NVIDIA AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 1024 MB 0 % 512 MB 50 %
DirectX DirectX 10 DirectX 10.1
OpenGL OpenGL 3.3 OpenGL 3.3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 236 W 0 % 165 W 30.1 %
Performance GeForce GTX 280 Radeon HD 3870 X2
Overall Score 18320 0 % 13534 26.1 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 16 % 23.8 %
Benchmark Score 3356 0 % 1832 45.4 %
2D Benchmark Score 61.8 72.3 % 223.1 0 %
Average DirectX performance 8.5 FPS 0 % 5.5 FPS 34.7 %
DirectX 9 performance 26 FPS 0 % 20.2 FPS 22.5 %
DirectX 10 performance 7.9 FPS 0 % 2 FPS 74.8 %
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 280, Radeon HD 3870 X2.

Average frames per second GeForce GTX 280 Radeon HD 3870 X2
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 30.8 FPS 19.8 FPS
High settings 55.4 FPS 35.6 FPS
Medium settings 66.4 FPS 42.7 FPS
Low settings 93.0 FPS 59.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 35.7 %

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 280, Radeon HD 3870 X2.

Grand Theft Auto V GeForce GTX 280 Radeon HD 3870 X2
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 29.2 FPS 21.0 FPS
High settings 52.6 FPS 37.8 FPS
Medium settings 63.1 FPS 45.3 FPS
Low settings 88.3 FPS 63.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 28.1 %
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