GeForce RTX 3060 vs Radeon HD 8280E

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8280E with GeForce RTX 3060, including specs and performance data.

HD 8280E
2013
15 Watt
0.62

RTX 3060 outperforms HD 8280E by a whopping 6587% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking119183
Place by popularitynot in top-1005
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data70.15
Power efficiency3.0517.98
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameKalindiGA106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date23 April 2013 (11 years ago)12 January 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$329

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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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 cores1283584
Core clock speed450 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1777 MHz
Number of transistors1,178 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rate3.600199.0
Floating-point processing power0.1152 TFLOPS12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs448
TMUs8112
Tensor Coresno data112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28

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 data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 12-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 SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared12 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared192 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1875 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data360.0 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 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-8.6

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 8280E 0.62
RTX 3060 41.46
+6587%

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 8280E 256
RTX 3060 17085
+6574%

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
−11900%
120
+11900%
1440p1−2
−7000%
71
+7000%
4K0−148

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.74
1440pno data4.63
4Kno data6.85

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 79
+0%
79
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 97
+0%
97
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 77
+0%
77
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 226
+0%
226
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 124
+0%
124
+0%
Metro Exodus 120
+0%
120
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 83
+0%
83
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 72
+0%
72
+0%
Dota 2 146
+0%
146
+0%
Far Cry 5 105
+0%
105
+0%
Fortnite 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180
+0%
180
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 96
+0%
96
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 141
+0%
141
+0%
Metro Exodus 87
+0%
87
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 72
+0%
72
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60
+0%
60
+0%
Dota 2 147
+0%
147
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 154
+0%
154
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 79
+0%
79
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 81
+0%
81
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 81
+0%
81
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
World of Tanks 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 37
+0%
37
+0%
Far Cry 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 115
+0%
115
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 62
+0%
62
+0%
Metro Exodus 89
+0%
89
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Valorant 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Dota 2 82
+0%
82
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 82
+0%
82
+0%
Metro Exodus 32
+0%
32
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 82
+0%
82
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 9
+0%
9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 17
+0%
17
+0%
Dota 2 115
+0%
115
+0%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Fortnite 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 67
+0%
67
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 36
+0%
36
+0%
Valorant 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how HD 8280E and RTX 3060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 is 11900% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 is 7000% faster in 1440p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.62 41.46
Recency 23 April 2013 12 January 2021
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 170 Watt

HD 8280E has 1033.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060, on the other hand, has a 6587.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8280E in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8280E is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3060 is a desktop one.


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

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AMD Radeon HD 8280E
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