GeForce PCX 5900 vs Radeon HD 8280

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8280 and GeForce PCX 5900, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 8280
2013
15 Watt
0.67
+644%

HD 8280 outperforms PCX 5900 by a whopping 644% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11771459
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.11no data
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code nameKalindiNV35
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date18 September 2013 (11 years ago)17 March 2003 (21 year 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 MHz350 MHz
Number of transistors1,178 million135 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno data
Texture fill rate3.6002.800
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).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 1.0 x16
WidthIGP1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 SharedDDR
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared128 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared256 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared275 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data17.6 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 outputs1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API 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. 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
+644%
PCX 5900 0.09

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%
PCX 5900 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 3−4 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 5−6 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
+650%
4−5
−650%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 5−6 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
+650%
4−5
−650%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Hitman 3 5−6 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
+650%
4−5
−650%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 6−7 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.67 0.09
Recency 18 September 2013 17 March 2003
Chip lithography 28 nm 130 nm

HD 8280 has a 644.4% 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 GeForce PCX 5900 in performance tests.


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