Radeon R9 280 vs Arc 7-Core iGPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Arc 7-Core iGPU with Radeon R9 280, including specs and performance data.

Arc 7-Core iGPU
2023
17.52
+21.5%

Arc 7-Core iGPU outperforms R9 280 by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking313365
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.41
Power efficiencyno data4.94
ArchitectureXe LPG (2023)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameMeteor Lake iGPUTahiti
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)4 March 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$279

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores71792
Boost clock speed2200 MHz933 MHz
Number of transistorsno data4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data200 Watt
Texture fill rateno data104.5
Floating-point processing powerno data3.344 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data112

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).

Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data275 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1 x 6-pin + 1 x 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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data3 GB
Memory bus widthno data384 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1250 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data240 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 Connectorsno data2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Eyefinity-+
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire-+
FreeSync-+
HD3D-+
LiquidVR-+
TressFX-+
TrueAudio-+
UVD-+
DDMA audiono data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_2DirectX® 12
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-+

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.

Arc 7-Core iGPU 17.52
+21.5%
R9 280 14.42

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Arc 7-Core iGPU 8133
+1.4%
R9 280 8020

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 HD35
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data10.33

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+30%
30−33
−30%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+24.4%
45−50
−24.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+33.3%
30−33
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+34.3%
35−40
−34.3%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+28.2%
85−90
−28.2%
Hitman 3 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+30.8%
65−70
−30.8%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+31.1%
45−50
−31.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+34.3%
35−40
−34.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+24.4%
45−50
−24.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+29.2%
65−70
−29.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+30%
30−33
−30%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+24.4%
45−50
−24.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+33.3%
30−33
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+34.3%
35−40
−34.3%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+28.2%
85−90
−28.2%
Hitman 3 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+30.8%
65−70
−30.8%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+31.1%
45−50
−31.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+34.3%
35−40
−34.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 54
+35%
40−45
−35%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+33.3%
30−33
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+29.2%
65−70
−29.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+30%
30−33
−30%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+33.3%
30−33
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+28.2%
85−90
−28.2%
Hitman 3 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+30.8%
65−70
−30.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 44
+25.7%
35−40
−25.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 23
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+29.2%
65−70
−29.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+34.3%
35−40
−34.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+24%
75−80
−24%
Hitman 3 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+22.4%
85−90
−22.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Hitman 3 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+25.7%
70−75
−25.7%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%

This is how Arc 7-Core iGPU and R9 280 compete in popular games:

  • Arc 7-Core iGPU is 30% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.52 14.42
Recency 14 December 2023 4 March 2014
Chip lithography 5 nm 28 nm

Arc 7-Core iGPU has a 21.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc 7-Core iGPU is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 280 in performance tests.

Be aware that Arc 7-Core iGPU is a notebook card while Radeon R9 280 is a desktop one.


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Intel Arc 7-Core iGPU
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