Arc G3 Extreme vs GeForce GTX 280

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking	822	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.11	no data
Power efficiency	1.02	no data
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Xe3-LPG (2026)
GPU code name	GT200	Panther Lake
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	16 June 2008 (18 years ago)	1 June 2026 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$649	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	240	1536
Core clock speed	602 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2500 MHz
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	236 Watt	80 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	48.16	120.0
Floating-point processing power	0.6221 TFLOPS	7.68 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	24
TMUs	80	48
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	12
L1 Cache	no data	768 KB
L2 Cache	256 KB	16 MB

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	IGP
Length	267 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	None
SLI options	+	-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR3	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	512 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1107 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	141.7 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors	HDTVDual Link DVI	Portable Device Dependent
Multi monitor support	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.9
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.4
CUDA	+	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	16 June 2008	1 June 2026
Chip lithography	65 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	236 Watt	80 Watt