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    HD Graphics 515 vs Radeon R9 280

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between HD Graphics 515 and Radeon R9 280, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the HD Graphics 515 stacks up against Radeon R9 280, check out specs charts below.
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    HD Graphics 515 is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: HD Graphics 515 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with HD Graphics 515 here:

    HD Graphics 515 Laptops

    Main Specs

      HD Graphics 515 Radeon R9 280
    Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 200 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type DDR3L/LPDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 3 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 280 has 1233% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 515.
    • HD Graphics 515 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and Radeon R9 280 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • HD Graphics 515 is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 280 - in Desktops.
    • HD Graphics 515 is build with Gen. 9 Skylake architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
    • HD Graphics 515 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280 - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 10−11 60−65
    medium / 1080p 2−3 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 766% more, than HD Graphics 515.

    Full Specs

      HD Graphics 515 Radeon R9 280
    Architecture Gen. 9 Skylake GCN 1.0
    Code name Skylake GT2 Tahiti
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 1 September 2015 4 March 2014
    Pipelines 24 1792
    Core clock speed 300 MHz
    Boost Clock 1000 MHz 933 MHz
    Transistor count 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 22.80 104.5
    Floating-point performance 3,344 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 240 GB/s
    Shared memory +
    DirectX 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 2.1 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.97 +
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 408 Mh/s
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 21.5 Mh/s
    Quick Sync +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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