GeForce GTX 280M vs Tesla M2090

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla M2090 with GeForce GTX 280M, including specs and performance data.

Tesla M2090
2011
6 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
8.30
+538%

M2090 outperforms 280M by a whopping 538% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5311041
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.681.40
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGF110G92B
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date25 July 2011 (14 years ago)3 March 2009 (16 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 cores512128
Core clock speed651 MHz585 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate41.6637.44
Floating-point processing power1.332 TFLOPS0.3745 TFLOPS
Gigaflopsno data562
ROPs4816
TMUs6464
L1 Cache1 MBno data
L2 Cache768 KB64 KB

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16MXM-HE
Length248 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone
SLI options-+
MXM Typeno dataMXM 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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount6 GB1 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed924 MHzUp to 950 MHz
Memory bandwidth177.4 GB/s61 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsHDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIDisplayPortLVDSVGA
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

Supported technologies

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

Power managementno data8.0

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA2.0+

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

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
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6−7
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Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 2−3
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2−3
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Far Cry 5 3−4
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3−4
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Fortnite 4−5
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4−5
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Forza Horizon 4 8−9
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8−9
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Forza Horizon 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+0%
10−11
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Valorant 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 2−3
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2−3
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
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30−35
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Dota 2 16−18
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16−18
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Far Cry 5 3−4
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3−4
+0%
Fortnite 4−5
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4−5
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Forza Horizon 4 8−9
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8−9
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Forza Horizon 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
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1−2
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
+0%
6−7
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Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
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7−8
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Valorant 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 2−3
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2−3
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Dota 2 16−18
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16−18
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Far Cry 5 3−4
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3−4
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Forza Horizon 4 8−9
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8−9
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Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
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6−7
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
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10−11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
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7−8
+0%
Valorant 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
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4−5
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 9−10
+0%
9−10
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
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12−14
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Valorant 6−7
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6−7
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1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
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1−2
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Far Cry 5 1−2
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1−2
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Forza Horizon 4 4−5
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4−5
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Hogwarts Legacy 1−2
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1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

4K
Ultra

Dota 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 50 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 8.30 1.30
Recency 25 July 2011 3 March 2009
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 75 Watt

Tesla M2090 has a 538.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 37.5% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 280M, on the other hand, has 233.3% lower power consumption.

The Tesla M2090 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 280M in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla M2090 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 280M is a notebook one.

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