Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs Quadro NVS 280 PCI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro NVS 280 PCI with Radeon RX 7900 XTX, including specs and performance data.

NVS 280 PCI
2003
64 MB DDR, 13 Watt
0.02

RX 7900 XTX outperforms NVS 280 PCI by a whopping 388850% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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RX 7900 XTX RX 7900 XTX

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking150710
Place by popularitynot in top-10057
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data34.95
Power efficiency0.1115.50
ArchitectureRankine (2003−2005)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)
GPU code nameNV34 B1Navi 31
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date28 October 2003 (21 year ago)3 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 coresno data6144
Core clock speed275 MHz1929 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2498 MHz
Number of transistors45 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)13 Watt355 Watt
Texture fill rate1.100959.2
Floating-point processing powerno data61.39 TFLOPS
ROPs2192
TMUs4384
Ray Tracing Coresno data96

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).

InterfacePCIPCIe 4.0 x16
Length168 mm287 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 8-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 typeDDRGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount64 MB24 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed250 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth8 GB/s960.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-
Resizable BAR-+

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 Connectors1x DMS-591x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX9.0a12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGL1.5 (2.1)4.6
OpenCLN/A2.2
VulkanN/A1.3

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.

NVS 280 PCI 0.02
RX 7900 XTX 77.79
+388850%

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.

NVS 280 PCI 8
RX 7900 XTX 31101
+388663%

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-0−1241
1440p-0−1162
4K-0−1101

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.15
1440pno data6.17
4Kno data9.89

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 355
+0%
355
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Cyberpunk 2077 250
+0%
250
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 218
+0%
218
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 348
+0%
348
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 240
+0%
240
+0%
Far Cry 5 212
+0%
212
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 338
+0%
338
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 269
+0%
269
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 186
+0%
186
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 339
+0%
339
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 217
+0%
217
+0%
Dota 2 197
+0%
197
+0%
Far Cry 5 205
+0%
205
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 330
+0%
330
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 254
+0%
254
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 175
+0%
175
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 163
+0%
163
+0%
Metro Exodus 239
+0%
239
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 545
+0%
545
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 207
+0%
207
+0%
Dota 2 178
+0%
178
+0%
Far Cry 5 189
+0%
189
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 295
+0%
295
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 156
+0%
156
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 298
+0%
298
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 267
+0%
267
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 165
+0%
165
+0%
Metro Exodus 161
+0%
161
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 146
+0%
146
+0%
Far Cry 5 187
+0%
187
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 290
+0%
290
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 128
+0%
128
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 238
+0%
238
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 67
+0%
67
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 186
+0%
186
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Metro Exodus 108
+0%
108
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 197
+0%
197
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 43
+0%
43
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 73
+0%
73
+0%
Dota 2 159
+0%
159
+0%
Far Cry 5 159
+0%
159
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 227
+0%
227
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 69
+0%
69
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.02 77.79
Recency 28 October 2003 3 November 2022
Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 24 GB
Chip lithography 150 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 13 Watt 355 Watt

NVS 280 PCI has 2630.8% lower power consumption.

RX 7900 XTX, on the other hand, has a 388850% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 19 years, a 38300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2900% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7900 XTX is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 280 PCI in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro NVS 280 PCI is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 7900 XTX is a desktop one.

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