Radeon R9 280 vs Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon R9 280 and Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7. 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 Radeon R9 280 and Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7. 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.

Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7 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 Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7 here:

Main Specs

  Radeon R9 280 Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR4
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 280 is used in Desktops, and Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7 - in Laptops.
  • Radeon R9 280 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7 - with Gen. 11 Ice Lake.
  • Radeon R9 280 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7 - by 10 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 12−14
ultra / 1080p 21−24 7−8
QHD / 1440p 16−18 1−2
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 30−33
medium / 1080p 40−45 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 157% more, than Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7.

Full Specs

  Radeon R9 280 Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7
Architecture GCN 1.0 Gen. 11 Ice Lake
Code name Tahiti Tiger Lake Xe
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 4 March 2014 15 August 2020
Pipelines 1792 96
Boost Clock 933 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 10 nm
Texture fill rate 104.5
Floating-point performance 3,344 gflops
Length 275 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 240 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX DirectX 12_1
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan +
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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