RTX A40 vs GeForce GTX 280

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	818	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)	Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code name	GT200	GA102
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	16 June 2008 (18 years ago)	5 October 2020 (5 years 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	10752
Core clock speed	602 MHz	1305 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1755 MHz
Number of transistors	1,400 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	236 Watt	300 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	48.16	589.7
Floating-point processing power	0.6221 TFLOPS	37.74 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	112
TMUs	80	336
Tensor Cores	no data	336
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	84
L1 Cache	no data	10.5 MB
L2 Cache	256 KB	6 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	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	267 mm
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	8-pin EPS
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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	48 GB
Memory bus width	512 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1107 MHz	1812 MHz
Memory bandwidth	141.7 GB/s	695.8 GB/s
Resizable BAR	-	+

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	3x DisplayPort
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	6.5
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	+	8.6
DLSS	-	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	16 June 2008	5 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	48 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	236 Watt	300 Watt