GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile vs GTX 280M SLI
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 280M SLI and GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 5080 Mobile outperforms 280M SLI by a whopping 1909% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 790 | 34 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.63 | 61.30 |
| Architecture | G9x (2007−2010) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026) |
| GPU code name | N10E-GTX | GB203 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 2 March 2009 (16 years ago) | 2 April 2025 (less than a year ago) |
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 | 7680 |
| Core clock speed | 585 MHz | 975 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1508 Million | 45,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 360.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 23.04 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 96 |
| TMUs | no data | 240 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 240 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 60 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 7.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 64 MB |
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 | large |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
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 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 950 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 896.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.4 |
| CUDA | + | 12.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
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.
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 | 7−8
−2029%
| 149
+2029%
|
| 1440p | 4−5
−2375%
| 99
+2375%
|
| 4K | 3−4
−1967%
| 62
+1967%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
−2691%
|
300−350
+2691%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−2214%
|
160−170
+2214%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−1350%
|
170−180
+1350%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
−3036%
|
345
+3036%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−2214%
|
160−170
+2214%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 12−14
−908%
|
120−130
+908%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−2033%
|
190−200
+2033%
|
| Fortnite | 18−20
−1578%
|
300−350
+1578%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−1488%
|
250−260
+1488%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 8−9
−2313%
|
190−200
+2313%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−1143%
|
170−180
+1143%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
−656%
|
350−400
+656%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−1350%
|
170−180
+1350%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
−2382%
|
273
+2382%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 60−65
−363%
|
270−280
+363%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−2214%
|
160−170
+2214%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
−1835%
|
600−650
+1835%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 12−14
−908%
|
120−130
+908%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−2033%
|
190−200
+2033%
|
| Fortnite | 18−20
−1578%
|
300−350
+1578%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−1488%
|
250−260
+1488%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 8−9
−2313%
|
190−200
+2313%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 9−10
−1789%
|
170
+1789%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
−2650%
|
160−170
+2650%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−1143%
|
170−180
+1143%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−4090%
|
419
+4090%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
−656%
|
350−400
+656%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−1350%
|
170−180
+1350%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−2214%
|
160−170
+2214%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
−1835%
|
600−650
+1835%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 12−14
−908%
|
120−130
+908%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−2033%
|
190−200
+2033%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−1488%
|
250−260
+1488%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−1143%
|
170−180
+1143%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−1950%
|
205
+1950%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
−1879%
|
950−1000
+1879%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 18−20
−1578%
|
300−350
+1578%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−2829%
|
205
+2829%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 24−27
−2000%
|
500−550
+2000%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 1−2
−15100%
|
152
+15100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−10800%
|
100−110
+10800%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
−1864%
|
550−600
+1864%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−1303%
|
400−450
+1303%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−4500%
|
90−95
+4500%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 6−7
−1900%
|
120−130
+1900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−2650%
|
160−170
+2650%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−2625%
|
210−220
+2625%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−3260%
|
168
+3260%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 6−7
−2417%
|
150−160
+2417%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−1053%
|
173
+1053%
|
| Valorant | 16−18
−1956%
|
300−350
+1956%
|
4K
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 40−45 |
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−1900%
|
200−210
+1900%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 2−3
−4000%
|
80−85
+4000%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−5100%
|
100−110
+5100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−5567%
|
170−180
+5567%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
−2300%
|
95−100
+2300%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 4−5
−1875%
|
75−80
+1875%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 150
+0%
|
150
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
This is how GTX 280M SLI and RTX 5080 Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 5080 Mobile is 2029% faster in 1080p
- RTX 5080 Mobile is 2375% faster in 1440p
- RTX 5080 Mobile is 1967% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5080 Mobile is 15100% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 5080 Mobile performs better in 52 tests (91%)
- there's a draw in 5 tests (9%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.18 | 63.88 |
| Recency | 2 March 2009 | 2 April 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 80 Watt |
RTX 5080 Mobile has a 1908.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 1000% more advanced lithography process, and 87.5% lower power consumption.
The GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 280M SLI in performance tests.
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