GeForce GTX 280M vs Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Place in the ranking	496	988
Place by popularity	32	not in top-100
Power efficiency	41.26	1.37
Architecture	Vega (2017−2020)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	Vega	G92
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 January 2020 (5 years ago)	3 March 2009 (15 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 cores	512	128
Core clock speed	no data	585 MHz
Boost clock speed	2100 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	754 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	37.44
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.3745 TFLOPS
Gigaflops	no data	562
ROPs	no data	16
TMUs	no data	64

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 size	no data	large
Bus support	no data	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	no data	MXM-IV
SLI options	-	+
MXM Type	no data	MXM 3.0 Type-B

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 type	no data	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	no data	1 GB
Memory bus width	no data	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	Up to 950 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	61 GB/s
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 Connectors	no data	HDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIDisplayPortLVDSVGA
HDMI	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	S/PDIF

Supported technologies

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

Power management

no data

8.0

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	no data	4.0
OpenGL	no data	2.1
OpenCL	no data	1.1
Vulkan	-	N/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.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 8.66
+501%

GTX 280M 1.44

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.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 22428
+236%

GTX 280M 6672

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 HD	23 +667%	3−4 −667%
1440p	16 +700%	2−3 −700%
4K	9 +800%	1−2 −800%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	13 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	19 +280%	5−6 −280%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +1350%	2−3 −1350%
Counter-Strike 2	9 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	15 +200%	5−6 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	32 +256%	9−10 −256%
Forza Horizon 5	21 +600%	3−4 −600%
Metro Exodus	27	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	33 +371%	7−8 −371%
Valorant	44 +529%	7−8 −529%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +1350%	2−3 −1350%
Counter-Strike 2	9 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 +120%	5−6 −120%
Dota 2	29 +1350%	2−3 −1350%
Far Cry 5	30 +150%	12−14 −150%
Fortnite	50−55 +657%	7−8 −657%
Forza Horizon 4	27 +200%	9−10 −200%
Forza Horizon 5	13 +550%	2−3 −550%
Grand Theft Auto V	19 +850%	2−3 −850%
Metro Exodus	19	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	57 +256%	16−18 −256%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +286%	7−8 −286%
Valorant	14 +600%	2−3 −600%
World of Tanks	48 +54.8%	30−35 −54.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +1350%	2−3 −1350%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 +80%	5−6 −80%
Dota 2	48 +2300%	2−3 −2300%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +208%	12−14 −208%
Forza Horizon 4	23 +156%	9−10 −156%
Forza Horizon 5	14 +600%	2−3 −600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 +338%	16−18 −338%
Valorant	37 +517%	6−7 −517%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	9 +800%	1−2 −800%
Grand Theft Auto V	9 +800%	1−2 −800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	22 +144%	9−10 −144%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8	0−1
World of Tanks	21 +133%	9−10 −133%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +750%	2−3 −750%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Cyberpunk 2077	2 −50%	3−4 +50%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +280%	5−6 −280%
Forza Horizon 4	16 +700%	2−3 −700%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
Metro Exodus	17 +750%	2−3 −750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Valorant	39 +457%	7−8 −457%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	2−3	0−1
Dota 2	10 −60%	16−18 +60%
Grand Theft Auto V	10 −50%	14−16 +50%
Metro Exodus	6	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	13 +225%	4−5 −225%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10 −50%	14−16 +50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Counter-Strike 2	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Dota 2	18 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Fortnite	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Forza Horizon 4	9 +800%	1−2 −800%
Forza Horizon 5	6−7	0−1
Valorant	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2

5−6

+0%

5−6

+0%

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and GTX 280M compete in popular games:

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 667% faster in 1080p
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 700% faster in 1440p
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 800% faster in 4K

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

in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 2300% faster.
in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 280M is 60% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is ahead in 36 tests (84%)
GTX 280M is ahead in 6 tests (14%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.66	1.44
Recency	7 January 2020	3 March 2009
Chip lithography	7 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	75 Watt

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has a 501.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 280M in performance tests.

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