UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs vs GeForce GTX 280M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 280M and UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 280M
2009
1 GB GDDR3, 75 Watt
1.50

UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs outperforms GTX 280M by a whopping 205% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking982657
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.3811.26
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code nameG92Tiger Lake Xe
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 March 2009 (15 years ago)15 August 2020 (4 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 cores12848
Core clock speed585 MHz350 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1450 MHz
Number of transistors754 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology65 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt28 Watt
Texture fill rate37.44no data
Floating-point processing power0.3745 TFLOPSno data
Gigaflops562no data
ROPs16no data
TMUs64no data

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-IVno data
SLI options+-
MXM TypeMXM 3.0 Type-Bno data

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 typeGDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount1 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speedUp to 950 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth61 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsHDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIDisplayPortLVDSVGAno data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

Supported technologies

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

Power management8.0no data
Quick Syncno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12_1
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL2.1no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/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.

GTX 280M 1.50
UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs 4.57
+205%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 280M 6672
UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs 10650
+59.6%

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 HD5−6
−240%
17
+240%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−120%
11
+120%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−550%
12−14
+550%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−133%
21
+133%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−1000%
10−12
+1000%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−550%
12−14
+550%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Dota 2 2−3
−650%
15
+650%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−100%
22
+100%
Fortnite 7−8
−286%
27−30
+286%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−88.9%
17
+88.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
−400%
10
+400%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−1000%
10−12
+1000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−144%
35−40
+144%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−114%
14−16
+114%
World of Tanks 30−35
+24%
25
−24%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−550%
12−14
+550%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Dota 2 2−3
−1100%
24
+1100%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−27.3%
14
+27.3%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−77.8%
16
+77.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−144%
35−40
+144%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−244%
30−35
+244%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 3−4
World of Tanks 9−10
−267%
30−35
+267%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Valorant 7−8
−85.7%
12−14
+85.7%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
−6.3%
16−18
+6.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−225%
12−14
+225%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 3−4
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
−6.3%
16−18
+6.3%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Valorant 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Forza Horizon 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Valorant 17
+0%
17
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Forza Horizon 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Valorant 12
+0%
12
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Valorant 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
High Preset

Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Fortnite 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how GTX 280M and UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs compete in popular games:

  • UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs is 240% faster in 1080p

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

  • in World of Tanks, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 280M is 24% faster.
  • in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs is 1100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 280M is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs is ahead in 41 test (69%)
  • there's a draw in 17 tests (29%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.50 4.57
Recency 3 March 2009 15 August 2020
Chip lithography 65 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 28 Watt

UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs has a 204.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 550% more advanced lithography process, and 167.9% lower power consumption.

The UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 280M in performance tests.


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