GeForce RTX 3080 Ti vs GTX 280M SLI

Place in performance ranking	685	16
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	1.08	15.01
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N10E-GTX	Ampere GA102
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	2 March 2009 (15 years old)	24 September 2020 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,199
Current price	$149	$1135 (0.9x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3080 Ti has 1290% better value for money than GTX 280M SLI.

Technical specs

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	256	10240
Core clock speed	585 MHz	1370 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1667 MHz
Number of transistors	1508 Million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	350 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	532.8

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 280M SLI and GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 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	large	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	285 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 12-pin

Memory

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	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	950 MHz	19000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	912.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Video outputs and ports

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	no data	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	no data	+

API support

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

DirectX	10	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.6
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	no data	1.2
CUDA	+	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 280M SLI 3.47

RTX 3080 Ti 70.27
+1925%

RTX 3080 Ti outperforms GTX 280M SLI by 1925% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 280M SLI 9435

RTX 3080 Ti 120236
+1174%

RTX 3080 Ti outperforms GTX 280M SLI by 1174% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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	10−12 −2040%	214 +2040%
1440p	7−8 −1957%	144 +1957%
4K	4−5 −2300%	96 +2300%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7

−3550%

219
+3550%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −2040%	100−110 +2040%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −12200%	120−130 +12200%
Battlefield 5	9−10 −1667%	150−160 +1667%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −1238%	170−180 +1238%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −2967%	184 +2967%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −3367%	208 +3367%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −2800%	174 +2800%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −1870%	190−200 +1870%
Hitman 3	7−8 −2871%	200−210 +2871%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 −2467%	150−160 +2467%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −1571%	110−120 +1571%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −2370%	247 +2370%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −3800%	110−120 +3800%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −2040%	100−110 +2040%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −12200%	120−130 +12200%
Battlefield 5	9−10 −1667%	150−160 +1667%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −1238%	170−180 +1238%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −2567%	160 +2567%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −3200%	198 +3200%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −2683%	167 +2683%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −1870%	190−200 +1870%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1814%	134 +1814%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 −2467%	150−160 +2467%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −3340%	172 +3340%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −700%	56 +700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −2160%	226 +2160%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −4550%	372 +4550%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −3800%	110−120 +3800%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −2040%	100−110 +2040%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −9900%	100 +9900%
Battlefield 5	9−10 −2078%	196 +2078%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −2333%	146 +2333%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −3000%	186 +3000%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −2333%	146 +2333%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −1870%	190−200 +1870%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −2163%	181 +2163%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −3133%	97 +3133%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −2033%	120−130 +2033%
Hitman 3	6−7 −3400%	210 +3400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −1080%	110−120 +1080%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −5600%	114 +5600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −4550%	93 +4550%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −2243%	164 +2243%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −7700%	75−80 +7700%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −4850%	99 +4850%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −3420%	176 +3420%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −14000%	141 +14000%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −5400%	160−170 +5400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −4233%	130−140 +4233%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −2533%	75−80 +2533%
Hitman 3	3−4 −3900%	120 +3900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −1014%	75−80 +1014%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −3050%	63 +3050%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	0−1	94

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −2700%	55−60 +2700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −6000%	61 +6000%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	50
Far Cry 5	4−5 −2625%	109 +2625%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −1700%	108 +1700%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	120−130

This is how GTX 280M SLI and RTX 3080 Ti compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

RTX 3080 Ti is 2040% faster than GTX 280M SLI

1440p resolution:

RTX 3080 Ti is 1957% faster than GTX 280M SLI

4K resolution:

RTX 3080 Ti is 2300% faster than GTX 280M SLI

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3080 Ti is 14000% faster than the GTX 280M SLI.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 3080 Ti surpassed GTX 280M SLI in all 58 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	3.47	70.27
Recency	2 March 2009	24 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	350 Watt