Radeon HD 8280E vs Arc 7-Core iGPU
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Arc 7-Core iGPU and Radeon HD 8280E, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Arc 7-Core iGPU outperforms HD 8280E by a whopping 2470% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 343 | 1219 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 3.03 |
| Architecture | Xe LPG (2023) | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) |
| GPU code name | Meteor Lake iGPU | Kalindi |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) | 23 April 2013 (12 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 | 7 | 128 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 450 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2200 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,178 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 3.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.1152 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 4 |
| TMUs | no data | 8 |
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).
| Interface | no data | IGP |
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 | no data | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | no data | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | no data | System Shared |
| 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 data | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_2 | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2.131 |
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 | 35
+3400%
| 1−2
−3400%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 90
+2900%
|
3−4
−2900%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 32
+3100%
|
1−2
−3100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 31
+3000%
|
1−2
−3000%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+3350%
|
2−3
−3350%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 58
+2800%
|
2−3
−2800%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27
+2600%
|
1−2
−2600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 39
+3800%
|
1−2
−3800%
|
| Fortnite | 85−90
+2867%
|
3−4
−2867%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+3250%
|
2−3
−3250%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 50−55
+5000%
|
1−2
−5000%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 27
+2600%
|
1−2
−2600%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 60−65
+2900%
|
2−3
−2900%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+3100%
|
4−5
−3100%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+3350%
|
2−3
−3350%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 31
+3000%
|
1−2
−3000%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 200−210
+2513%
|
8−9
−2513%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 23 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 36
+3500%
|
1−2
−3500%
|
| Fortnite | 85−90
+2867%
|
3−4
−2867%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+3250%
|
2−3
−3250%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 50−55
+5000%
|
1−2
−5000%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 24 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 17 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+3300%
|
1−2
−3300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 60−65
+2900%
|
2−3
−2900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 51
+5000%
|
1−2
−5000%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+3100%
|
4−5
−3100%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+3350%
|
2−3
−3350%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 22 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 35
+3400%
|
1−2
−3400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+3250%
|
2−3
−3250%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 13 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 60−65
+2900%
|
2−3
−2900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 23 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 120−130
+3100%
|
4−5
−3100%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 85−90
+2867%
|
3−4
−2867%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+3100%
|
1−2
−3100%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 110−120
+2850%
|
4−5
−2850%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 24−27
+2500%
|
1−2
−2500%
|
| Metro Exodus | 20−22 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 150−160
+2483%
|
6−7
−2483%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
+2583%
|
6−7
−2583%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+4400%
|
1−2
−4400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+3500%
|
1−2
−3500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+3900%
|
1−2
−3900%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 35−40
+3500%
|
1−2
−3500%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 27−30
+2800%
|
1−2
−2800%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 90−95
+2900%
|
3−4
−2900%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+2700%
|
1−2
−2700%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 16−18 | 0−1 |
This is how Arc 7-Core iGPU and HD 8280E compete in popular games:
- Arc 7-Core iGPU is 3400% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 15.68 | 0.61 |
| Recency | 14 December 2023 | 23 April 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 28 nm |
Arc 7-Core iGPU has a 2470.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.
The Arc 7-Core iGPU is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8280E in performance tests.
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