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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M SLI

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).

ManufacturerNVIDIA
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

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
0% 100%
min: 37453     avg: 38453 (87%)     max: 39453 Points
3DMark 03 - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 57010     avg: 57553 (99%)     max: 58095 Points
3DMark 05 - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 19180     avg: 19268 (81%)     max: 19355 Points
3DMark 06
0% 100%
min: 14340     avg: 15019 (79%)     max: 15717 Points
PCMark Vantage - Gaming Score 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 4379     avg: 4812 (38%)     max: 5244 Points
Windows Vista Experience Index - GPU
0% 100%
min: 5.9     avg: 6 (87%)     max: 5.9 Points
Windows Vista Experience Index - GPU Games
0% 100%
min: 5.9     avg: 6 (87%)     max: 5.9 Points
Cinebench R10 - Shading 32Bit
0% 100%
min: 4835     avg: 5197 (66%)     max: 5559 Points
3DMark Vantage - P Result no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 8728     avg: 9435 (67%)     max: 10142 Points
3DMark Vantage - P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 9649     avg: 9947 (74%)     max: 10244 Points
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card

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.

Anno 1404
Anno 1404 (2009)
low:
105  fps      Compare
ultra:
37.6  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Sims 3
Sims 3 (2009)
low:
312  fps      Compare
med.:
145  fps      Compare
high:
120  fps      Compare
» 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      Compare
med.:
127.5  fps      Compare
high:
116.9 123.1 ~ 120 fps      Compare
» 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      Compare
med.:
44.6 45.2 ~ 45 fps      Compare
high:
35.5 62.2 ~ 49 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead (2008)
low:
165  fps      Compare
high:
104  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Far Cry 2
Far Cry 2 (2008)
low:
91.6  fps      Compare
high:
50.8  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Crysis Warhead
Crysis Warhead (2008)
low:
73  fps      Compare
ultra:
35  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Racedriver: GRID
Racedriver: GRID (2008)
low:
122 208.8 ~ 165 fps      Compare
med.:
81 127.5 ~ 104 fps      Compare
high:
77 116.9 ~ 97 fps      Compare
» 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      Compare
med.:
175.3  fps      Compare
high:
105.9 119 ~ 112 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Supreme Commander - FA Bench
Supreme Commander - FA Bench (2007)
low:
77.2  fps      Compare
med.:
67.2  fps      Compare
high:
64.6  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Crysis - GPU Benchmark
Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)
low:
102.6 108.5 ~ 106 fps      Compare