Radeon E8950 vs R9 280
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R9 280 with Radeon E8950, including specs and performance data.
R9 280 outperforms E8950 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 364 | 367 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.39 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.02 | 10.40 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | Amethyst |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Design | reference | no data |
| Release date | 4 March 2014 (10 years ago) | 29 September 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $279 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 1792 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 735 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 933 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 5,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 95 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 104.5 | 128.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.344 TFLOPS | 4.096 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 112 | 128 |
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).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Length | 275 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin | None |
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 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 240 GB/s | 192.0 GB/s |
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 | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| CrossFire | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| HD3D | + | - |
| LiquidVR | + | - |
| TressFX | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| DDMA audio | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.2.131 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.40 | 14.17 |
| Recency | 4 March 2014 | 29 September 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 8 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 95 Watt |
R9 280 has a 1.6% higher aggregate performance score.
Radeon E8950, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 110.5% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon R9 280 and Radeon E8950.
Be aware that Radeon R9 280 is a desktop card while Radeon E8950 is a notebook 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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