Quadro T2000 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 280M SLI

Place in the ranking	721	261
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.59	23.88
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	N10E-GTX	TU117
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	2 March 2009 (15 years ago)	27 May 2019 (5 years 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	1024
Core clock speed	585 MHz	1575 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1785 MHz
Number of transistors	1508 Million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	60 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	114.2
Floating-point processing power	no data	3.656 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	32
TMUs	no data	64

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	medium sized
Interface	no data	PCIe 3.0 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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	950 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	128.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	no data	6.5
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	1.2
Vulkan	-	1.2.131
CUDA	+	7.5

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

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7

−450%

30−35
+450%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −360%	45−50 +360%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Battlefield 5	6−7 −1033%	65−70 +1033%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −425%	40−45 +425%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −450%	30−35 +450%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −586%	45−50 +586%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −511%	55−60 +511%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −568%	120−130 +568%
Hitman 3	8−9 −413%	40−45 +413%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −313%	95−100 +313%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −1320%	70−75 +1320%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −588%	55−60 +588%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −431%	65−70 +431%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −133%	90−95 +133%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −360%	45−50 +360%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Battlefield 5	6−7 −1033%	65−70 +1033%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −425%	40−45 +425%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −450%	30−35 +450%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −586%	45−50 +586%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −511%	55−60 +511%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −568%	120−130 +568%
Hitman 3	8−9 −413%	40−45 +413%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −313%	95−100 +313%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −1320%	70−75 +1320%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −588%	55−60 +588%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −431%	65−70 +431%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −207%	45−50 +207%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −133%	90−95 +133%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −360%	45−50 +360%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −425%	40−45 +425%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −450%	30−35 +450%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −586%	45−50 +586%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −568%	120−130 +568%
Hitman 3	8−9 −413%	40−45 +413%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −313%	95−100 +313%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −431%	65−70 +431%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −207%	45−50 +207%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −133%	90−95 +133%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9

−588%

55−60
+588%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −567%	40−45 +567%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −540%	30−35 +540%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −600%	21−24 +600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −1050%	21−24 +1050%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −500%	12−14 +500%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −500%	24−27 +500%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	110−120
Hitman 3	8−9 −200%	24−27 +200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −425%	40−45 +425%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	20−22 −505%	120−130 +505%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8

−386%

30−35
+386%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −900%	20−22 +900%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −700%	16−18 +700%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −500%	12−14 +500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −1000%	10−12 +1000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −1000%	10−12 +1000%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	4−5
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1000%	10−12 +1000%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −2700%	27−30 +2700%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −800%	9−10 +800%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−350%

18−20
+350%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

24−27

+0%

24−27

+0%

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

in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the T2000 Mobile is 2700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

T2000 Mobile is ahead in 62 tests (89%)
there's a draw in 8 tests (11%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.44	20.69
Recency	2 March 2009	27 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	60 Watt

T2000 Mobile has a 501.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 358.3% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

The Quadro T2000 Mobile 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 graphics card while Quadro T2000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.