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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M SLI

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M SLI

Two Nvidia GeForce GTX 280M are combined by SLI. As not every game supports SLI sufficiently, the performance increase compared to a single card is only 0-40%. Furthermore, 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 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).

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).

ManufacturerNVIDIA
SeriesGeForce GTX 200M
CodenameN10E-GTX
Pipelines256 - unified
Core Speed *585 MHz
Shader Speed *1463 MHz
Memory Speed *950 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR3
Max. Amount of Memory2048 MB
Shared Memoryno
DirectXDirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Current Consumption150 Watt
Transistors1508 Million
technology55 nm
FeaturesHybridPower, PureVideo HD, CUDA, PhysX ready
Notebook Sizelarge
Date of Announcement02.03.2009
InformationMXM 3
Link to Manufacturer Pagehttp://www.nvidia.com/object/product_gef...
* The specified clock rates are only guidelines for the manufacturer and can be altered by them.

benchmarks

3DMark 2001: - Standard 1024x768
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      min: 37453, avg: 38453, max: 39453 Points
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3DMark 03: - Standard 1024x768
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      min: 57010, avg: 57553, max: 58095 Points
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3DMark 05: - Standard 1024x768
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      min: 19180, avg: 19268, max: 19355 Points
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3DMark 06:
0% 100%
      min: 14340, avg: 15019, max: 15717 Points
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Cinebench R10: - Shading
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      min: 4835, avg: 5197, max: 5559 Points
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3DMark Vantage: - P Result 1280x1024
0% 100%
      min: 8728, avg: 9435, max: 10142 Points
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- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
Based on 13 benchmarks

Game Benchmarks

Anno 1404
Anno 1404 (2009)
low:
105  fps
ultra:
37.6  fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Sims 3
Sims 3 (2009)
low:
312  fps
med.:
145  fps
high:
120  fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
F.E.A.R. 2
F.E.A.R. 2 (2009)
low:
180 208.8 ~ 194 fps
med.:
127.5  fps
high:
116.9 123.1 ~ 120 fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto
GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto (2008)
low:
46.1 65.4 ~ 56 fps
med.:
44.6 45.2 ~ 45 fps
high:
35.5 62.2 ~ 49 fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead (2008)
low:
165  fps
high:
104  fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Far Cry 2
Far Cry 2 (2008)
low:
91.6  fps
high:
50.8  fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Crysis Warhead
Crysis Warhead (2008)
low:
73  fps
ultra:
35  fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Racedriver: GRID
Racedriver: GRID (2008)
low:
122 208.8 ~ 165 fps
med.:
81 127.5 ~ 104 fps
high:
77 116.9 ~ 97 fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare (2007)
low:
237.2  fps
med.:
175.3  fps
high:
105.9 119 ~ 112 fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Supreme Commander - FA Bench
Supreme Commander - FA Bench (2007)
low:
77.2  fps
med.:
67.2  fps
high:
64.6  fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Crysis - GPU Benchmark
Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)
low:
102.6 108.5 ~ 106 fps
med.:
64.1  fps
high:
52 53.2 ~ 53 fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Crysis - CPU Benchmark
Crysis - CPU Benchmark (2007)
low:
123.5 124.8 ~ 124 fps
med.:
65.4  fps
high:
41.3 53.2 ~ 47 fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
World in Conflict - Benchmark
World in Conflict - Benchmark (2007)
med.:
74  fps
high:
47  fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark (2005)
high:
130.8  fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft (2005)
low:
267  fps
high:
52  fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Doom 3
Doom 3 (2004)
low:
217.1  fps
ultra:
215.7  fps
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.

For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List

Notebook reviews with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M SLI graphics card

Alienware M17x (Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300, 17.0")
» Review Alienware M17x Gaming Notebook - Review
» Alienware M17x - External Review

Cyber System QX18 (Intel Core 2 Duo T9900, 18.4")
» Review Clevo M980NU Notebook - Review
» Cyber System QX18 - External Review

Malibal Veda (Intel Core 2 Duo P8700, 18.4")
» Malibal Veda - External Review

mySN XMG8 (Intel Core 2 Duo T6500, 18.4")
» mySN XMG8 - External Review

Rock Xtreme 840SLI (Intel Core 2 Extreme X9100, 18.4")
» Rock Xtreme 840SLI - External Review

 

Author: Klaus Hinum (Update: 2009-11-20)