Quadro RTX A6000 vs GeForce GTX 280M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 280M with Quadro RTX A6000, including specs and performance data.

GTX 280M
2009
1 GB GDDR3, 75 Watt
1.49

RTX A6000 outperforms GTX 280M by a whopping 3831% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking97337
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data10.30
Power efficiency1.3813.52
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameG92GA102
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date3 March 2009 (15 years ago)5 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$4,649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores12810752
Core clock speed585 MHz1410 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1800 MHz
Number of transistors754 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate37.44604.8
Floating-point processing power0.3745 TFLOPS38.71 TFLOPS
Gigaflops562no data
ROPs16112
TMUs64336
Tensor Coresno data336
Ray Tracing Coresno data84

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
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-IVPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data8-pin EPS
SLI options+-
MXM TypeMXM 3.0 Type-Bno 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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB48 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 950 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth61 GB/s768.0 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 ConnectorsHDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIDisplayPortLVDSVGA4x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

Supported technologies

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

Power management8.0no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.7
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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
RTX A6000 58.57
+3831%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTX 280M 575
RTX A6000 22600
+3830%

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.

GTX 280M 6672
RTX A6000 89510
+1242%

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 HD4−5
−4250%
174
+4250%
1440p3−4
−4400%
135
+4400%
4K2−3
−5350%
109
+5350%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data26.72
1440pno data34.44
4Kno data42.65

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1750%
70−75
+1750%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−1367%
85−90
+1367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−2000%
80−85
+2000%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1750%
70−75
+1750%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−4350%
85−90
+4350%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−2450%
100−110
+2450%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−4825%
190−200
+4825%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1383%
85−90
+1383%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−1040%
170−180
+1040%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−3067%
95−100
+3067%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−1825%
150−160
+1825%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−300%
130−140
+300%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−1367%
85−90
+1367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−2000%
80−85
+2000%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1750%
70−75
+1750%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−4350%
85−90
+4350%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−2450%
100−110
+2450%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−4825%
190−200
+4825%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1383%
85−90
+1383%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−1040%
170−180
+1040%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−3067%
95−100
+3067%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−3563%
293
+3563%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−682%
85−90
+682%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−300%
130−140
+300%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−1367%
85−90
+1367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−2000%
80−85
+2000%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1750%
70−75
+1750%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−4350%
85−90
+4350%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−4825%
190−200
+4825%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1383%
85−90
+1383%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−1393%
224
+1393%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−3500%
288
+3500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−1536%
180
+1536%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−300%
130−140
+300%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−3067%
95−100
+3067%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−3950%
80−85
+3950%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−3100%
60−65
+3100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−4400%
45−50
+4400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 45−50
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3300%
30−35
+3300%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−2300%
45−50
+2300%
Hitman 3 7−8
−686%
55−60
+686%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−4100%
210
+4100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−6100%
60−65
+6100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−2729%
190−200
+2729%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1700%
70−75
+1700%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−3400%
35−40
+3400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−2800%
27−30
+2800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−2600%
27−30
+2600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 27−30
Far Cry 5 0−1 24−27

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−1133%
35−40
+1133%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Metro Exodus 63
+0%
63
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 247
+0%
247
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hitman 3 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 146
+0%
146
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 149
+0%
149
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

This is how GTX 280M and RTX A6000 compete in popular games:

  • RTX A6000 is 4250% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A6000 is 4400% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A6000 is 5350% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX A6000 is 6100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX A6000 is ahead in 49 tests (71%)
  • there's a draw in 20 tests (29%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.49 58.57
Recency 3 March 2009 5 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 48 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 300 Watt

GTX 280M has 300% lower power consumption.

RTX A6000, on the other hand, has a 3830.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 4700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 712.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX A6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 280M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 280M is a notebook card while Quadro RTX A6000 is a workstation one.


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

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