NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super vs AMD Radeon HD 8280

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Combined performance score

HD 8280
0.67

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Radeon HD 8280 by 6925% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking113563
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data46.40
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameTemashTuring TU104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date23 May 2013 (10 years old)2 July 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499
Current priceno data$261 (0.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1282560
Core clock speed450 MHz1605 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1770 MHz
Number of transistors1,178 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt215 Watt
Texture fill rate3.600283.2

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 8280 and GeForce RTX 2070 Super compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

InterfaceIGPPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

Memory

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared8 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared256 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared14000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data448.0 GB/s
Shared memory+-

Video outputs and ports

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 outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMIno data+
G-SYNC supportno data+

Technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.36.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDAno data7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

HD 8280 0.67
RTX 2070 Super 47.07
+6925%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Radeon HD 8280 by 6925% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

HD 8280 260
RTX 2070 Super 18244
+6917%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Radeon HD 8280 by 6917% in Passmark.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

HD 8280 496
RTX 2070 Super 35032
+6963%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Radeon HD 8280 by 6963% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

HD 8280 328
RTX 2070 Super 24639
+7412%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Radeon HD 8280 by 7412% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

HD 8280 2515
RTX 2070 Super 129295
+5041%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Radeon HD 8280 by 5041% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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 HD1−2
−13400%
135
+13400%
1440p1−2
−8300%
84
+8300%
4K0−155

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3033%
94
+3033%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−2150%
180
+2150%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2700%
84
+2700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−5750%
117
+5750%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−2083%
131
+2083%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−1638%
139
+1638%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2500%
78
+2500%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−8900%
90
+8900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3250%
67
+3250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−1950%
123
+1950%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−5933%
181
+5933%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2333%
73
+2333%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−3233%
100
+3233%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−3067%
95
+3067%
Hitman 3 3−4
−3267%
101
+3267%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−688%
63
+688%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−2050%
86
+2050%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−4600%
47
+4600%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−9700%
98
+9700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−7300%
70−75
+7300%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−5400%
55
+5400%
Hitman 3 1−2
−5400%
55
+5400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−138%
19
+138%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 3−4
−1700%
54
+1700%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−1040%
57
+1040%

This is how HD 8280 and RTX 2070 Super compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RTX 2070 Super is 13400% faster than HD 8280

1440p resolution:

  • RTX 2070 Super is 8300% faster than HD 8280

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

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 2070 Super is 9700% faster than the HD 8280.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 2070 Super surpassed HD 8280 in all 25 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.67 47.07
Recency 23 May 2013 2 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount System Shared 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 215 Watt

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8280 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8280 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 2070 Super is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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