GeForce GT 710 vs GTX 280M

Place in performance ranking	932	903
Place by popularity	not in top-100	47
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	0.16	0.04
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	N10E-GTX	GK208B
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	2 March 2009 (15 years ago)	27 March 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$34.99
Current price	$140	$81 (2.3x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 280M has 300% better value for money than GT 710.

Detailed Specifications

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	128	192
CUDA cores	128	192
Core clock speed	585 MHz	954 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	915 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	19 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	95 °C
Texture fill rate	38 billion/sec	15.26
Floating-point performance	374.5 gflops	366.3 gflops
Gigaflops	562	no data

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 280M and GeForce GT 710 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
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
Interface	MXM-IV	PCIe 2.0 x8
Length	no data	5.7" (14.5 cm)
Height	no data	2.713" (6.9 cm)
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
SLI options	+	no data
MXM Type	MXM 3.0 Type-B	no data

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	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	Up to 950 MHz	1.8 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	61 GB/s	14.4 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	HDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIDisplayPortLVDSVGA	Dual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA
Multi monitor support	no data	3 displays
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	no data	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	Internal

Supported GPU Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Vision	no data	+
PureVideo	no data	+
PhysX	no data	+
Power management	8.0	no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	4.0	5.1
OpenGL	2.1	4.5
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.1.126
CUDA	+	+

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 1.49

GT 710 1.63
+9.4%

GT 710 outperforms GTX 280M by 9% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 280M 575

GT 710 630
+9.6%

GT 710 outperforms GTX 280M by 10% in Passmark.

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 −14.3%	8 +14.3%
1440p	2−3 −50%	3 +50%
4K	6−7 −16.7%	7 +16.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

+0%

4−5

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	1−2
Battlefield 5	0−1	1−2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Hitman 3	2−3 −150%	5 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	1−2
Battlefield 5	0−1	1−2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Hitman 3	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −50%	3 +50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −25%	5 +25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	1−2
Battlefield 5	0−1	1−2
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +33.3%	3 −33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Hitman 3	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

This is how GTX 280M and GT 710 compete in popular games:

GT 710 is 14.3% faster than GTX 280M in 1080p
GT 710 is 50% faster than GTX 280M in 1440p
GT 710 is 16.7% faster than GTX 280M in 4K

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

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 280M is 33.3% faster than the GT 710.
in Hitman 3, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GT 710 is 150% faster than the GTX 280M.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 280M is ahead in 1 test (3%)
GT 710 is ahead in 11 tests (34%)
there's a draw in 20 tests (63%)

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	1.49	1.63
Recency	2 March 2009	27 March 2014
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	19 Watt