GeForce RTX 4060 Ti vs GTX 280M SLI

Place in the ranking	739	42
Place by popularity	not in top-100	21
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	83.05
Power efficiency	1.57	25.29
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	N10E-GTX	AD106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	2 March 2009 (16 years ago)	18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	256	4352
Core clock speed	585 MHz	2310 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2535 MHz
Number of transistors	1508 Million	22,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	160 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	344.8
Floating-point processing power	no data	22.06 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	48
TMUs	no data	136
Tensor Cores	no data	136
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	34

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	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	240 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 16-pin

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	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	950 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	288.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
Resizable BAR	-	+

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	no data	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	10	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.7
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9
DLSS	-	+

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart	8−9 −1525%	130−140 +1525%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −1600%	170−180 +1600%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart	8−9 −1525%	130−140 +1525%
Battlefield 5	12−14 −1567%	200−210 +1567%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −1600%	170−180 +1600%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
Fortnite	16−18 −1606%	290−300 +1606%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −1567%	250−260 +1567%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −1614%	240−250 +1614%
Valorant	45−50 −1567%	800−850 +1567%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart	8−9 −1525%	130−140 +1525%
Battlefield 5	12−14 −1567%	200−210 +1567%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −1600%	170−180 +1600%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	55−60 −1595%	1000−1050 +1595%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
Dota 2	30−33 −1567%	500−550 +1567%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
Fortnite	16−18 −1606%	290−300 +1606%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −1567%	250−260 +1567%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
Grand Theft Auto V	9−10 −1567%	150−160 +1567%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −1567%	100−105 +1567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −1614%	240−250 +1614%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −1600%	170−180 +1600%
Valorant	45−50 −1567%	800−850 +1567%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −1567%	200−210 +1567%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
Dota 2	30−33 −1567%	500−550 +1567%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −1567%	250−260 +1567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −1614%	240−250 +1614%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −1600%	170−180 +1600%
Valorant	45−50 −1567%	800−850 +1567%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

16−18

−1606%

290−300
+1606%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	4−5 −1525%	65−70 +1525%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	24−27 −1567%	400−450 +1567%
Grand Theft Auto V	2−3 −1400%	30−33 +1400%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −1567%	450−500 +1567%
Valorant	30−35 −1463%	500−550 +1463%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1400%	30−33 +1400%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −1600%	85−90 +1600%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −1525%	130−140 +1525%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −1600%	85−90 +1600%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

6−7
−1567%

100−105

+1567%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart	2−3 −1400%	30−33 +1400%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −1588%	270−280 +1588%
Valorant	16−18 −1588%	270−280 +1588%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Dota 2	10−11 −1600%	170−180 +1600%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5 −1525%	65−70 +1525%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

4−5

−1525%

65−70
+1525%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.96	50.83
Recency	2 March 2009	18 May 2023
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	160 Watt

GTX 280M SLI has 6.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 4060 Ti, on the other hand, has a 1617.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 280M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 280M SLI is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is a desktop one.

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Contents

Primary details

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Detailed specifications

Form factor & compatibility

VRAM capacity and type

Connectivity and outputs

API and SDK compatibility

Gaming performance

FPS performance in popular games

Pros & cons summary

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