GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile vs GTX 280

Place in performance ranking	698	81
Place by popularity	not in top-100	54
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.24	no data
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	GT200	GN21-X4
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	16 June 2008 (16 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$649	no data
Current price	$159 (0.2x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	3072
CUDA cores	240	no data
Core clock speed	602 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	2370 MHz
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	236 Watt	115 Watt (35 - 115 Watt TGP)
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	48.2 billion/sec	181.4
Floating-point performance	622.1 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 280 and GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin & 8-pin	no data
SLI options	+	no data

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	8 GB
Memory bus width	512 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1107 MHz	16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	141.7 GB/s	256.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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	Portable Device Dependent
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 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.7
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	9−10 −1156%	113 +1156%
1440p	4−5 −1400%	60 +1400%
4K	3−4 −1233%	40 +1233%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

126

−1130%

1550−1600
+1130%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 −1133%	900−950 +1133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	135 −1122%	1650−1700 +1122%
Battlefield 5	130−140 −1122%	1650−1700 +1122%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 −1135%	1050−1100 +1135%
Cyberpunk 2077	100 −1100%	1200−1250 +1100%
Far Cry 5	85−90 −1136%	1100−1150 +1136%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 −1114%	1250−1300 +1114%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 −1118%	1900−1950 +1118%
Hitman 3	123 −1120%	1500−1550 +1120%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 −1128%	2100−2150 +1128%
Metro Exodus	110−120 −1139%	1450−1500 +1139%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 −1112%	1200−1250 +1112%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	267 −1136%	3300−3350 +1136%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 −1138%	1250−1300 +1138%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 −1133%	900−950 +1133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	114 −1128%	1400−1450 +1128%
Battlefield 5	130−140 −1122%	1650−1700 +1122%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 −1135%	1050−1100 +1135%
Cyberpunk 2077	85 −1135%	1050−1100 +1135%
Far Cry 5	85−90 −1136%	1100−1150 +1136%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 −1114%	1250−1300 +1114%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 −1118%	1900−1950 +1118%
Hitman 3	59 −1086%	700−750 +1086%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 −1128%	2100−2150 +1128%
Metro Exodus	110−120 −1139%	1450−1500 +1139%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 −1112%	1200−1250 +1112%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	215 −1133%	2650−2700 +1133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	195 −1131%	2400−2450 +1131%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 −1138%	1250−1300 +1138%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 −1133%	900−950 +1133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	98 −1124%	1200−1250 +1124%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 −1135%	1050−1100 +1135%
Cyberpunk 2077	77 −1134%	950−1000 +1134%
Far Cry 5	85−90 −1136%	1100−1150 +1136%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 −1118%	1900−1950 +1118%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 −1128%	2100−2150 +1128%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	185 −1143%	2300−2350 +1143%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	101 −1138%	1250−1300 +1138%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65 −1131%	800−850 +1131%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

95−100
−1112%

1200−1250

+1112%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 −1120%	1000−1050 +1120%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 −1112%	1200−1250 +1112%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −1096%	550−600 +1096%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	72 −1081%	850−900 +1081%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 −1131%	800−850 +1131%
Cyberpunk 2077	49 −1124%	600−650 +1124%
Far Cry 5	99 −1112%	1200−1250 +1112%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 −1136%	1100−1150 +1136%
Hitman 3	55−60 −1082%	650−700 +1082%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 −1096%	1100−1150 +1096%
Metro Exodus	75−80 −1118%	950−1000 +1118%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	127 −1120%	1550−1600 +1120%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	76 −1084%	900−950 +1084%
Watch Dogs: Legion	44 −1036%	500−550 +1036%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

70−75

−1081%

850−900
+1081%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −1063%	500−550 +1063%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −1011%	400−450 +1011%
Hitman 3	30−35 −1076%	400−450 +1076%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −1104%	650−700 +1104%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	67 −1094%	800−850 +1094%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55 −1082%	650−700 +1082%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −1107%	350−400 +1107%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −1011%	300−310 +1011%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −1011%	300−310 +1011%
Cyberpunk 2077	19 −1111%	230−240 +1111%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −1100%	300−310 +1100%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −1086%	700−750 +1086%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −1104%	650−700 +1104%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −1122%	550−600 +1122%
Watch Dogs: Legion	25 −1100%	300−310 +1100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

−1084%

450−500
+1084%

This is how GTX 280 and RTX 4060 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 4060 Mobile is 1156% faster in 1080p
RTX 4060 Mobile is 1400% faster in 1440p
RTX 4060 Mobile is 1233% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.36	41.98
Recency	16 June 2008	3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	236 Watt	115 Watt