Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU vs GeForce GTX 280M SLI

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	807	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.66	no data
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	no data
GPU code name	N10E-GTX	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	2 March 2009 (17 years ago)	31 October 2023 (2 years ago)

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	256	14
Core clock speed	585 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1508 Million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	no data

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).

Laptop size

large

medium sized

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	LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	950 MHz	no data
Shared memory	-	-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	10	no data
CUDA	+	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 March 2009	31 October 2023
Chip lithography	55 nm	5 nm