Quadro FX 1000 vs Radeon HD 8280

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8280 with Quadro FX 1000, including specs and performance data.

HD 8280
2013
15 Watt
0.58
+625%

HD 8280 outperforms FX 1000 by a whopping 625% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12001476
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.06no data
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code nameKalindiNV30
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date18 September 2013 (11 years ago)21 January 2003 (22 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 cores128no data
Core clock speed450 MHz300 MHz
Number of transistors1,178 million125 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno data
Texture fill rate3.6002.400
Floating-point processing power0.1152 TFLOPSno data
ROPs44
TMUs88

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).

InterfaceIGPAGP 8x
WidthIGP1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x Molex

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 SharedDDR2
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared128 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared300 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data9.6 GB/s
Shared memory+no data

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 outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)9.0a
Shader Model6.3no data
OpenGL4.61.5 (2.1)
OpenCL2.0N/A
Vulkan1.2.131N/A

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 0.58
+625%
FX 1000 0.08

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
+665%
FX 1000 34

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Valorant 27−30
+625%
4−5
−625%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 18−20
+850%
2−3
−850%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Dota 2 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7 0−1
Valorant 27−30
+625%
4−5
−625%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Dota 2 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7 0−1
Valorant 27−30
+625%
4−5
−625%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 2−3 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2 0−1

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Valorant 4−5 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.58 0.08
Recency 18 September 2013 21 January 2003
Chip lithography 28 nm 130 nm

HD 8280 has a 625% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 8280 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 1000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8280 is a desktop card while Quadro FX 1000 is a workstation one.

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AMD Radeon HD 8280
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