GeForce GT 710 OEM vs GTX 280
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 695 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | 0.24 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015) |
| GPU code name | GT200 | GK208B |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 16 June 2008 (15 years ago) | 9 April 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $649 | no data |
| Current price | $159 (0.2x MSRP) | $211 |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed Specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 240 | 192 |
| CUDA cores | 240 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 602 MHz | 797 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 915 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 236 Watt | no data |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 48.2 billion/sec | 12.75 |
| Floating-point performance | 622.1 gflops | 316.0 gflops |
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 2.0 x8 |
| Length | 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) | no data |
| Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 6-pin & 8-pin | no data |
| SLI options | + | no data |
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 512 Bit | 32 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1107 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 141.7 GB/s | 7.2 GB/s |
Connectivity and Outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | HDTVDual Link DVI | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | S/PDIF | no data |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | + | 3.5 |
Pros & Cons Summary
| Recency | 16 June 2008 | 9 April 2015 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 28 nm |
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 280 and GeForce GT 710 OEM. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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