Radeon HD 8280E vs GeForce GTX 680M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 680M SLI and Radeon HD 8280E, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 680M SLI
2012
2x 4 GB GDDR5
14.20
+2348%

680M SLI outperforms HD 8280E by a whopping 2348% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3831248
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data3.12
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameN13E-GTXKalindi
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date4 June 2012 (13 years 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 cores2688128
Core clock speed720 MHz450 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,178 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rateno data3.600
Floating-point processing powerno data0.1152 TFLOPS
ROPsno data4
TMUsno data8

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
Interfaceno dataIGP
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2x 4 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width2x 256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed3600 MHzSystem Shared
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 dataNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX1112 (12_0)
Shader Modelno data6.3
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan-1.2.131
CUDA+-

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:

900p133
+2560%
5−6
−2560%
Full HD98
+2350%
4−5
−2350%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+2767%
3−4
−2767%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+3100%
1−2
−3100%
Hogwarts Legacy 27−30
+2700%
1−2
−2700%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 65−70
+3200%
2−3
−3200%
Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+2767%
3−4
−2767%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+3100%
1−2
−3100%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+2400%
2−3
−2400%
Fortnite 85−90
+2733%
3−4
−2733%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+3050%
2−3
−3050%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+4700%
1−2
−4700%
Hogwarts Legacy 27−30
+2700%
1−2
−2700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+2700%
2−3
−2700%
Valorant 120−130
+2400%
5−6
−2400%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 65−70
+3200%
2−3
−3200%
Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+2767%
3−4
−2767%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 229
+2444%
9−10
−2444%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+3100%
1−2
−3100%
Dota 2 95−100
+3067%
3−4
−3067%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+2400%
2−3
−2400%
Fortnite 85−90
+2733%
3−4
−2733%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+3050%
2−3
−3050%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+4700%
1−2
−4700%
Grand Theft Auto V 55−60
+2750%
2−3
−2750%
Hogwarts Legacy 27−30
+2700%
1−2
−2700%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+3100%
1−2
−3100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+2700%
2−3
−2700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+4000%
1−2
−4000%
Valorant 120−130
+2400%
5−6
−2400%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 65−70
+3200%
2−3
−3200%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+3100%
1−2
−3100%
Dota 2 95−100
+3067%
3−4
−3067%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+2400%
2−3
−2400%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+3050%
2−3
−3050%
Hogwarts Legacy 27−30
+2700%
1−2
−2700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+2700%
2−3
−2700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+4000%
1−2
−4000%
Valorant 120−130
+2400%
5−6
−2400%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 85−90
+2733%
3−4
−2733%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 30−33
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 110−120
+2725%
4−5
−2725%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
Metro Exodus 18−20 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+2400%
6−7
−2400%
Valorant 150−160
+2467%
6−7
−2467%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 40−45
+4200%
1−2
−4200%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 0−1
Far Cry 5 30−35
+3200%
1−2
−3200%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+3600%
1−2
−3600%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24 0−1

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 30−35
+3300%
1−2
−3300%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 12−14 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
+2700%
1−2
−2700%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10 0−1
Metro Exodus 10−12 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24 0−1
Valorant 80−85
+2700%
3−4
−2700%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 21−24 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 12−14 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7 0−1
Dota 2 50−55
+2600%
2−3
−2600%
Far Cry 5 16−18 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16 0−1

4K
Epic

Fortnite 14−16 0−1

This is how GTX 680M SLI and HD 8280E compete in popular games:

  • GTX 680M SLI is 2560% faster in 900p
  • GTX 680M SLI is 2350% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.20 0.58
Recency 4 June 2012 23 April 2013

GTX 680M SLI has a 2348.3% higher aggregate performance score.

HD 8280E, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months.

The GeForce GTX 680M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8280E in performance tests.

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