T500 Max-Q 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)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	GT200	TU117
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	16 June 2008 (18 years ago)	2 December 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	896
Core clock speed	602 MHz	795 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1425 MHz
Number of transistors	1,400 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	236 Watt	18 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	48.16	79.80
Floating-point processing power	0.6221 TFLOPS	2.554 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	32
TMUs	80	56
L1 Cache	no data	896 KB
L2 Cache	256 KB	1024 KB

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 3.0 x16
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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	512 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1107 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	141.7 GB/s	80 GB/s

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 (12_1)
Shader Model	4.0	6.7 (6.4)
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	7.5

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	16 June 2008	2 December 2020
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	236 Watt	18 Watt