Radeon 610M vs GeForce GTX 280M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 280M and Radeon 610M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 280M
2009
1 GB GDDR3, 75 Watt
1.29

610M outperforms GTX 280M by an impressive 91% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking998807
Place by popularitynot in top-10071
Power efficiency1.3613.03
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameG92Dragon Range
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 March 2009 (16 years ago)3 January 2023 (2 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 cores128128
Core clock speed585 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2200 MHz
Number of transistors754 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology65 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate37.4417.60
Floating-point processing power0.3745 TFLOPS0.5632 TFLOPS
Gigaflops562no data
ROPs164
TMUs648
Ray Tracing Coresno data2

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 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
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 typeGDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount1 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speedUp to 950 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth61 GB/sno data
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 DVIDisplayPortLVDSVGAPortable Device Dependent
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 and SDK 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
OpenCL1.12.1
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+-

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.

GTX 280M 1.29
Radeon 610M 2.47
+91.5%

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
Radeon 610M 1104
+92%

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
Radeon 610M 12065
+80.8%

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 HD7−8
−100%
14
+100%
1440p21−24
−105%
43
+105%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−1300%
14
+1300%
Fortnite 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−62.5%
12−14
+62.5%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−30%
12−14
+30%
Valorant 35−40
−25.7%
40−45
+25.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
−64.5%
50−55
+64.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Dota 2 18−20
−50%
27−30
+50%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−1200%
13
+1200%
Fortnite 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−62.5%
12−14
+62.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
−1500%
16
+1500%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−350%
9
+350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−30%
12−14
+30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−100%
14
+100%
Valorant 35−40
−25.7%
40−45
+25.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Dota 2 18−20
−50%
27−30
+50%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−1100%
12
+1100%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−62.5%
12−14
+62.5%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−30%
12−14
+30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−14.3%
8
+14.3%
Valorant 35−40
−25.7%
40−45
+25.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 0−1 3−4
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 9−10
−111%
18−20
+111%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−76.9%
21−24
+76.9%
Valorant 7−8
−771%
61
+771%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Hogwarts Legacy 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Valorant 7−8
−85.7%
12−14
+85.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 1−2
Dota 2 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 52
+0%
52
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 38
+0%
38
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16
+0%
16
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how GTX 280M and Radeon 610M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 610M is 100% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon 610M is 105% faster in 1440p

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

  • in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 610M is 1500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Radeon 610M is ahead in 46 tests (82%)
  • there's a draw in 10 tests (18%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.29 2.47
Recency 3 March 2009 3 January 2023
Chip lithography 65 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 15 Watt

Radeon 610M has a 91.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 1200% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 610M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 280M in performance tests.

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