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    Radeon R9 280 vs UHD Graphics 615

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R9 280 and UHD Graphics 615, 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 Radeon R9 280 stacks up against UHD Graphics 615, check out specs charts below.
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    UHD Graphics 615 is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: UHD Graphics 615 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 UHD Graphics 615 here:

    UHD Graphics 615 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon R9 280 UHD Graphics 615
    Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 15 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x1
    Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3L/LPDDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 3 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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    • Radeon R9 280 has 1233% more power consumption, than UHD Graphics 615.
    • Radeon R9 280 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and UHD Graphics 615 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
    • Radeon R9 280 is used in Desktops, and UHD Graphics 615 - in Laptops.
    • Radeon R9 280 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and UHD Graphics 615 - with Gen. 9 Amber Lake.
    • Radeon R9 280 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and UHD Graphics 615 - by 14 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 0−1
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 10−11
    medium / 1080p 40−45 1−2
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 766% more, than UHD Graphics 615.

    Full Specs

      Radeon R9 280 UHD Graphics 615
    Architecture GCN 1.0 Gen. 9 Amber Lake
    Code name Tahiti Kaby-Lake GT2
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 4 March 2014 30 August 2018
    Pipelines 1792 24
    Core clock speed 300 MHz
    Boost Clock 933 MHz 1000 MHz
    Transistor count 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 104.5 25.20
    Floating-point performance 3,344 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 384 Bit 64/128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 240 GB/s
    Shared memory +
    DirectX 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.4
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 2.1
    Vulkan + 1.1.103
    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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