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    HD Graphics 6000 vs Radeon R9 280X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing HD Graphics 6000 and Radeon R9 280X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between HD Graphics 6000 and Radeon R9 280X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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    HD Graphics 6000 is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: HD Graphics 6000 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 6000 here:

    HD Graphics 6000 Laptops

    Main Specs

      HD Graphics 6000 Radeon R9 280X
    Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 250 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type System Shared GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 3 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 280X has 1566% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 6000.
    • HD Graphics 6000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x1, and Radeon R9 280X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • HD Graphics 6000 is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 280X - in Desktops.
    • HD Graphics 6000 is build with Gen. 8 Broadwell architecture, and Radeon R9 280X - with GCN.
    • HD Graphics 6000 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280X - 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 280X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 766% more, than HD Graphics 6000.

    Full Specs

      HD Graphics 6000 Radeon R9 280X
    Architecture Gen. 8 Broadwell GCN
    Code name Broadwell GT3 Thaiti XTL
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 5 January 2015 8 October 2013
    Pipelines 48 2048
    Core clock speed 300 MHz
    Boost Clock 1000 MHz 1000 MHz
    Transistor count 189 million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 48.00 128.0
    Floating-point performance 4,096 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory bandwidth 288 GB/s
    Shared memory + -
    DirectX 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.4 4.6
    OpenCL 2.0 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.80 +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.5 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 494 Mh/s
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.42 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 285 Sol/s
    Quick Sync +
    AppAcceleration +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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