RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell vs GeForce GTX 280M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 280M SLI with RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell, including specs and performance data.

GTX 280M SLI
2009
2 GB GDDR3, 150 Watt
3.01

PRO 5000 Blackwell outperforms 280M SLI by a whopping 3222% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking7861
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.6226.91
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026)
GPU code nameN10E-GTXGB202
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date2 March 2009 (16 years ago)18 March 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 cores25614080
Core clock speed585 MHz1590 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2617 MHz
Number of transistors1508 Million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rateno data1,151
Floating-point processing powerno data73.69 TFLOPS
ROPsno data176
TMUsno data440
Tensor Coresno data440
Ray Tracing Coresno data110

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeGDDR3GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount2 GB48 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed950 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data1.34 TB/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 Connectorsno data4x DisplayPort 2.1b

API and SDK support

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

DirectX1012 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.4
CUDA+12.0
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

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−3082%
350−400
+3082%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−3186%
230−240
+3186%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−3150%
260−270
+3150%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 12−14
−2817%
350−400
+2817%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−3082%
350−400
+3082%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−3186%
230−240
+3186%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−3122%
290−300
+3122%
Fortnite 18−20
−2956%
550−600
+2956%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−3025%
500−550
+3025%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
−3150%
260−270
+3150%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−3150%
260−270
+3150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−3114%
450−500
+3114%
Valorant 45−50
−3165%
1600−1650
+3165%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 12−14
−2817%
350−400
+2817%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−3082%
350−400
+3082%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 60−65
−3150%
1950−2000
+3150%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−3186%
230−240
+3186%
Dota 2 30−35
−3126%
1000−1050
+3126%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−3122%
290−300
+3122%
Fortnite 18−20
−2956%
550−600
+2956%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−3025%
500−550
+3025%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
−3150%
260−270
+3150%
Grand Theft Auto V 9−10
−3122%
290−300
+3122%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−3150%
260−270
+3150%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−3067%
190−200
+3067%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−3114%
450−500
+3114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−2900%
300−310
+2900%
Valorant 45−50
−3165%
1600−1650
+3165%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 12−14
−2817%
350−400
+2817%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−3186%
230−240
+3186%
Dota 2 30−35
−3126%
1000−1050
+3126%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−3122%
290−300
+3122%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−3025%
500−550
+3025%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−3150%
260−270
+3150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−3114%
450−500
+3114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−2900%
300−310
+2900%
Valorant 45−50
−3165%
1600−1650
+3165%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 18−20
−2956%
550−600
+2956%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−3186%
230−240
+3186%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
−3025%
750−800
+3025%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
−3150%
65−70
+3150%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−2900%
30−33
+2900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
−3048%
850−900
+3048%
Valorant 30−35
−3181%
1050−1100
+3181%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3150%
65−70
+3150%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−3067%
190−200
+3067%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−3150%
260−270
+3150%
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4
−3067%
95−100
+3067%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−3150%
130−140
+3150%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 6−7
−3067%
190−200
+3067%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−3025%
500−550
+3025%
Valorant 16−18
−3025%
500−550
+3025%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2900%
30−33
+2900%
Dota 2 10−11
−2900%
300−310
+2900%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−3150%
65−70
+3150%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−3067%
95−100
+3067%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−3150%
130−140
+3150%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
−3150%
130−140
+3150%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.01 100.00
Recency 2 March 2009 18 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 48 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 300 Watt

GTX 280M SLI has 100% lower power consumption.

RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell, on the other hand, has a 3222.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 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 RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell is a workstation one.

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