GeForce GTX 280M vs Radeon Pro 555X

Place in the ranking	499	983
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code name	Polaris 21	N10E-GTX
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	5 June 2017 (7 years ago)	2 March 2009 (15 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 cores	768	128
CUDA cores	no data	128
Core clock speed	855 MHz	585 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	754 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	43.54	37.44
Floating-point processing power	1.393 TFLOPS	0.3745 TFLOPS
Gigaflops	no data	562
ROPs	16	16
TMUs	48	64

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 size	large	large
Bus support	no data	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	MXM-IV
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data
SLI options	-	+
MXM Type	no data	MXM 3.0 Type-B

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	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5080 MHz	Up to 950 MHz
Memory bandwidth	81.6 GB/s	61 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	No outputs	HDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIDisplayPortLVDSVGA
HDMI	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	S/PDIF

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync	+	-
Power management	no data	8.0

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	6.4	4.0
OpenGL	4.6	2.1
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
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. 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.

Pro 555X 8.39
+463%

GTX 280M 1.49

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.

Pro 555X 3235
+463%

GTX 280M 575

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 Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14
+225%

4−5

−225%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +250%	6−7 −250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Battlefield 5	24−27 +525%	4−5 −525%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +325%	4−5 −325%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +225%	4−5 −225%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +850%	2−3 −850%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +475%	4−5 −475%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +1300%	4−5 −1300%
Hitman 3	16−18 +167%	6−7 −167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +220%	14−16 −220%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +525%	4−5 −525%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +667%	3−4 −667%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +250%	8−9 −250%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +75.8%	30−35 −75.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +250%	6−7 −250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Battlefield 5	24−27 +525%	4−5 −525%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +325%	4−5 −325%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +225%	4−5 −225%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +850%	2−3 −850%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +475%	4−5 −475%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +1300%	4−5 −1300%
Hitman 3	16−18 +167%	6−7 −167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +220%	14−16 −220%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +525%	4−5 −525%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +667%	3−4 −667%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +250%	8−9 −250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +118%	10−12 −118%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +75.8%	30−35 −75.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +250%	6−7 −250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +325%	4−5 −325%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +225%	4−5 −225%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +850%	2−3 −850%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +1300%	4−5 −1300%
Hitman 3	16−18 +167%	6−7 −167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +220%	14−16 −220%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +250%	8−9 −250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +118%	10−12 −118%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +75.8%	30−35 −75.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24
+667%

3−4

−667%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +467%	6−7 −467%
Hitman 3	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +260%	5−6 −260%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +657%	7−8 −657%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16
+250%

4−5

−250%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Hitman 3	4−5	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +540%	5−6 −540%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
+167%

3−4

−167%

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

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Pro 555X is 1300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, Pro 555X surpassed GTX 280M in all 49 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.39	1.49
Recency	5 June 2017	2 March 2009
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	55 nm

Pro 555X has a 463.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 292.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro 555X is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 280M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro 555X is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GTX 280M is a mobile workstation one.

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