NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M SLI

The Nvidia GeForce GTX 280M SLI is a graphics solution that combines two Nvidia GeForce GTX 280M with SLI. As not every game supports SLI sufficiently, the performance increase compared to a single card is only 0-40%. The most used technique is, that every card renders a single image. Therefore, at frame-rates between 20-30 fps the SLI solution may suffer from micro stuttering (because of the different frametimes the two cards deliver).
Each of the two GeForce GTX 280M is based on the G92b core and therefore produced in 55nm. It features the full 128 pipelines of the G92b core and is therefore compareable to the desktop 9800M GTX+ and not the desktop GTX 280.
The Nvidia GeForce GTX 280M SLI is bundled with the GeForce 9400M G chipset (for Core 2 Duo based laptops) and therefore supports HybridPower (if the manufacturer enables it). With Hybrid Power, both GTX cards can be disabled and only the chipset graphic core is running, leading to a much better battery runtime (and possibly less noise from the fans). Modern Core i7 laptops are using an Intel chipset and wont support Hybrid Power.
The current consumption and created heat is twice as much as a single GTX 280M produces (because of the two cards) and therefore the SLI combination can only be found in large DTR laptops (like the Alienware M17x).
| Manufacturer | NVIDIA |
| GeForce GTX 200M Series | GeForce GTX 285M SLI 256@576MHz GeForce GTX 280M SLI 256@585MHz GeForce GTX 260M SLI 224@550MHz GeForce GTX 285M 128@576MHz GeForce GTX 280M 128@585MHz GeForce GTX 260M 112@550MHz |
| Codename | N10E-GTX |
| Pipelines | 256 - unified |
| Core Speed * | 585 MHz |
| Shader Speed * | 1463 MHz |
| Memory Speed * | 950 MHz |
| Memory Bus Width | 256 Bit |
| Memory Type | GDDR3 |
| Max. Amount of Memory | 2048 MB |
| Shared Memory | no |
| DirectX | DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 |
| Current Consumption | 150 Watt |
| Transistors | 1508 Million |
| technology | 55 nm |
| Features | HybridPower, PureVideo HD, CUDA, PhysX ready |
| Notebook Size | large |
| Date of Announcement | 02.03.2009 |
| Information | MXM 3 |
| Link to Manufacturer Page | http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_gef... |
Benchmarks

| Model | CPU | Memory | Core / Memory | GPU Memory | Value |
| QX18 | T9900 | 4096 MB | 583 / 950MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 7.15.11.7936 | 37453 |
| M17x | QX9300@3.1 | 4096 MB | 583 / 950MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 7.15.11.7985 | 39453 |

















| Model | CPU | Memory | Core / Memory | GPU Memory | Value |
| QX18 | T9900 | 4096 MB | 583 / 950MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 7.15.11.7936 | 57010 |
| M17x | QX9300@3.1 | 4096 MB | 583 / 950MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 7.15.11.7985 | 58095 |
| Model | CPU | Memory | Core / Memory | GPU Memory | Value |
| QX18 | T9900 | 4096 MB | 583 / 950MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 7.15.11.7936 | 19180 |
| M17x | QX9300@3.1 | 4096 MB | 583 / 950MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 7.15.11.7985 | 19355 |
| Model | CPU | Memory | Core / Memory | GPU Memory | Value |
| Standard 1280x1024 | |||||
| QX18 | T9900 | 4096 MB | 583 / 950MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 7.15.11.7936 | 14340 |
| 15000 | |||||
| M17x | QX9300@3.1 | 4096 MB | 583 / 950MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 7.15.11.7985 | 15717 |

| Model | CPU | Memory | Core / Memory | GPU Memory | Value |
| QX18 | T9900 | 4096 MB | 583 / 950MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 7.15.11.7936 | 4379 |
| M17x | QX9300@3.1 | 4096 MB | 583 / 950MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 7.15.11.7985 | 5244 |






















| Model | CPU | Memory | Core / Memory | GPU Memory | Value |
| QX18 | T9900 | 4096 MB | 583 / 950MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 7.15.11.7936 | 5.9 |






















| Model | CPU | Memory | Core / Memory | GPU Memory | Value |
| QX18 | T9900 | 4096 MB | 583 / 950MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 7.15.11.7936 | 5.9 |
















| Model | CPU | Memory | Core / Memory | GPU Memory | Value |
| QX18 | T9900 | 4096 MB | 583 / 950MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 7.15.11.7936 | 4835 |
| M17x | QX9300@3.1 | 4096 MB | 583 / 950MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 7.15.11.7985 | 5559 |





















| Model | CPU | Memory | Core / Memory | GPU Memory | Value |
| QX18 | T9900 | 4096 MB | 583 / 950MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 7.15.11.7936 | 8728 |
| M17x | QX9300@3.1 | 4096 MB | 583 / 950MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 7.15.11.7985 | 10142 |















| Model | CPU | Memory | Core / Memory | GPU Memory | Value |
| M17x | QX9300@3.1 | 4096 MB | 583 / 950MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 7.15.11.7985 | 9649 |
| QX18 | T9900 | 4096 MB | 583 / 950MHz | 1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 7.15.11.7936 | 10244 |














Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailled information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7936
4096MB RAM
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Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7936
4096MB RAM
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Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7936
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Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7936
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Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7936
4096MB RAM
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Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7936
4096MB RAM
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 @3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3, 7.15.11.7985
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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 @3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3, 7.15.11.7985
4096MB RAM
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GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3, 7.15.11.7985
4096MB RAM
Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7936
4096MB RAM
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Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7936
4096MB RAM
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 @3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3, 7.15.11.7985
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Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7936
4096MB RAM
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 @3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3, 7.15.11.7985
4096MB RAM
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Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7936
4096MB RAM
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 @3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3, 7.15.11.7985
4096MB RAM
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Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7936
4096MB RAM
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Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7936
4096MB RAM
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Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7936
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Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7936
4096MB RAM
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Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7936
4096MB RAM
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Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7936
4096MB RAM
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Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7936
4096MB RAM
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 @3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3, 7.15.11.7985
4096MB RAM
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Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7936
4096MB RAM
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 @3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3, 7.15.11.7985
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Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7936
4096MB RAM
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 @3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3, 7.15.11.7985
4096MB RAM
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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 @3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3, 7.15.11.7985
4096MB RAM
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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 @3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3, 7.15.11.7985
4096MB RAM
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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 @3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3, 7.15.11.7985
4096MB RAM
Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7936
4096MB RAM
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Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7936
4096MB RAM
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Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7936
4096MB RAM
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Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7936
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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 @3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3, 7.15.11.7985
4096MB RAM
Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 3.1GHz
GeForce GTX 280M SLI (583MHz), 1024MB (950MHz) GDDR3 VRAM, 7.15.11.7936
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