HD Graphics 530 vs Radeon R9 280

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between HD Graphics 530 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 530 stacks up against Radeon R9 280, check out specs charts below.

HD Graphics 530 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: HD Graphics 530 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 530 here:

Main Specs

  HD Graphics 530 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/LPDDR4 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 64 GB 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 530.
  • HD Graphics 530 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and Radeon R9 280 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • HD Graphics 530 has 61 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280.
  • HD Graphics 530 is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 280 - in Desktops.
  • HD Graphics 530 is build with Gen. 9 Skylake architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
  • HD Graphics 530 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280 - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 35−40
ultra / 1080p 0−1 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 12−14 60−65
medium / 1080p 4−5 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 683% more, than HD Graphics 530.

Full Specs

  HD Graphics 530 Radeon R9 280
Architecture Gen. 9 Skylake GCN 1.0
Code name Skylake GT2 Tahiti
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 5 August 2015 4 March 2014
Pipelines 24 1792
Core clock speed 350 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz 933 MHz
Transistor count 189 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 27.60 104.5
Floating-point performance 403.2 gflops 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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