GeForce RTX 4080 vs Radeon HD 8280

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8280 and GeForce RTX 4080, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 8280
2013
15 Watt
0.62

RTX 4080 outperforms HD 8280 by a whopping 13161% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12295
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data37.89
Power efficiency3.1519.57
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameKalindiAD103
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date18 September 2013 (11 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores1289728
Core clock speed450 MHz2205 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2505 MHz
Number of transistors1,178 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt320 Watt
Texture fill rate3.600761.5
Floating-point processing power0.1152 TFLOPS48.74 TFLOPS
ROPs4112
TMUs8304
Tensor Coresno data304
Ray Tracing Coresno data76

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).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data310 mm
WidthIGP3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6X
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared16 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared256 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1400 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data716.8 GB/s
Shared memory+-
Resizable BAR-+

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 outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-8.9
DLSS-+

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.

HD 8280 0.62
RTX 4080 82.22
+13161%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

HD 8280 260
RTX 4080 34453
+13151%

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.

HD 8280 496
RTX 4080 86267
+17293%

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.

HD 8280 328
RTX 4080 58893
+17855%

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.

HD 8280 2515
RTX 4080 185431
+7273%

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
−22900%
230
+22900%
1440p1−2
−16000%
161
+16000%
4K0−1105

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data5.21
1440pno data7.45
4Kno data11.42

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−23000%
231
+23000%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−23000%
231
+23000%
Far Cry 5 0−1 223
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−6780%
300−350
+6780%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2088%
170−180
+2088%
Valorant 27−30
−1875%
550−600
+1875%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 18−20
−1363%
270−280
+1363%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−20900%
210
+20900%
Dota 2 12−14
−1975%
249
+1975%
Far Cry 5 0−1 218
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−6780%
300−350
+6780%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−21200%
213
+21200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2088%
170−180
+2088%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−10800%
545
+10800%
Valorant 27−30
−1875%
550−600
+1875%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−18900%
190
+18900%
Dota 2 12−14
−1842%
233
+1842%
Far Cry 5 0−1 204
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−6780%
300−350
+6780%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2088%
170−180
+2088%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−5060%
258
+5060%
Valorant 27−30
−1954%
575
+1954%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−12850%
259
+12850%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 2−3
−25700%
500−550
+25700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−2400%
170−180
+2400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−15200%
300−350
+15200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
−15000%
150−160
+15000%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−1133%
185
+1133%
Valorant 3−4
−10933%
300−350
+10933%

4K
Ultra Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−4700%
95−100
+4700%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−3850%
75−80
+3850%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Sons of the Forest 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 320
+0%
320
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 249
+0%
249
+0%
Sons of the Forest 118
+0%
118
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 317
+0%
317
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 239
+0%
239
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 178
+0%
178
+0%
Sons of the Forest 112
+0%
112
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Sons of the Forest 109
+0%
109
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 162
+0%
162
+0%
Metro Exodus 154
+0%
154
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 129
+0%
129
+0%
Far Cry 5 201
+0%
201
+0%
Sons of the Forest 103
+0%
103
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 191
+0%
191
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 107
+0%
107
+0%
Metro Exodus 104
+0%
104
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 187
+0%
187
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 63
+0%
63
+0%
Dota 2 227
+0%
227
+0%
Far Cry 5 140
+0%
140
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Sons of the Forest 92
+0%
92
+0%

This is how HD 8280 and RTX 4080 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4080 is 22900% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4080 is 16000% faster in 1440p

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

  • in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4080 is 25700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4080 is ahead in 28 tests (45%)
  • there's a draw in 34 tests (55%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.62 82.22
Recency 18 September 2013 20 September 2022
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 320 Watt

HD 8280 has 2033.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 4080, on the other hand, has a 13161.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4080 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8280 in performance tests.

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