GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile vs Radeon HD 8280

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8280 with GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

HD 8280
2013
15 Watt
0.67

RTX 2060 Mobile outperforms HD 8280 by a whopping 4443% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1172179
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.0918.33
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameKalindiTU106
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date18 September 2013 (11 years ago)29 January 2019 (5 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 cores1281920
Core clock speed450 MHz960 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1200 MHz
Number of transistors1,178 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate3.600144.0
Floating-point processing power0.1152 TFLOPS4.608 TFLOPS
ROPs448
TMUs8120
Tensor Coresno data240
Ray Tracing Coresno data30

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfaceIGPPCIe 3.0 x16
WidthIGPno data

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 SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared6 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared192 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data336.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D 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
CUDA-7.5

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
RTX 2060 Mobile 30.44
+4443%

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 2060 Mobile 21262
+4187%

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 2060 Mobile 16331
+4879%

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 2060 Mobile 99179
+3843%

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 HD2−3
−4950%
101
+4950%
1440p1−2
−5900%
60
+5900%
4K0−143

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1533%
45−50
+1533%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−2175%
91
+2175%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2833%
88
+2833%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1533%
45−50
+1533%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−10900%
110
+10900%
Hitman 3 5−6
−1560%
83
+1560%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−1927%
223
+1927%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 100
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−2367%
148
+2367%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−657%
227
+657%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−2575%
107
+2575%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2533%
79
+2533%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1533%
45−50
+1533%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−8100%
82
+8100%
Hitman 3 5−6
−1400%
75
+1400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−1682%
196
+1682%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 75
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−1950%
123
+1950%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−520%
60−65
+520%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−533%
190
+533%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−1150%
50
+1150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1833%
58
+1833%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1533%
45−50
+1533%
Hitman 3 5−6
−1220%
66
+1220%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−755%
94
+755%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−1683%
107
+1683%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−500%
60
+500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−26.7%
38
+26.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 79

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−5300%
54
+5300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 40
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1900%
20−22
+1900%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−4100%
42
+4100%
Hitman 3 6−7
−667%
46
+667%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−2233%
70
+2233%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−10400%
210
+10400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−1967%
62
+1967%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−2400%
25
+2400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 22

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1400%
30
+1400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 71
+0%
71
+0%
Battlefield 5 119
+0%
119
+0%
Far Cry 5 105
+0%
105
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 366
+0%
366
+0%
Metro Exodus 130
+0%
130
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 56
+0%
56
+0%
Battlefield 5 105
+0%
105
+0%
Far Cry 5 85
+0%
85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 280
+0%
280
+0%
Metro Exodus 112
+0%
112
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 48
+0%
48
+0%
Far Cry 5 62
+0%
62
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 88
+0%
88
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65
+0%
65
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
+0%
38
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 42
+0%
42
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 246
+0%
246
+0%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 32
+0%
32
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30
+0%
30
+0%
Hitman 3 28
+0%
28
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 86
+0%
86
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+0%
39
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20
+0%
20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 15
+0%
15
+0%

This is how HD 8280 and RTX 2060 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 Mobile is 4950% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 Mobile is 5900% faster in 1440p

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

  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 2060 Mobile is 10900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 Mobile is ahead in 35 tests (52%)
  • there's a draw in 32 tests (48%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.67 30.44
Recency 18 September 2013 29 January 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 115 Watt

HD 8280 has 666.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 2060 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 4443.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8280 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8280 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile is a notebook one.


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AMD Radeon HD 8280
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