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AMD Radeon HD 8280 vs AMD Radeon HD 8400

AMD Radeon HD 8280

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The AMD Radeon HD 8280 is an integrated DirectX 11.1 graphics card typically paired with AMD Kabini-class APUs (for example, E2-3000). It offers 128 shader cores and two Compute Units based on the GCN architecture and is clocked at 450 MHz with no support for Turbo. The graphics card does not have dedicated VRAM and will access the main memory of the system (up to single-channel DDR3L-1600).

The HD 8280 integrates both UVD 4.2 and VCE 2.0 video encoders. It supports up to two external monitors via VGA, DVI, HDMI 1.4a and DisplayPort 1.2.

Depending on the benchmark, the performance of the Radeon HD 8280 is slightly below the Intel HD Graphics (Haswell). This is on par with a dedicated Radeon HD 7370M, but is still too slow for most demanding games as of 2013. However, some older and less demanding games should run fluently if the performance of the CPU is sufficient.

AMD Radeon HD 8400

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The AMD Radeon HD 8400 is an integrated DirectX 11.1 graphics card typically paired with AMD Kabini-class APUs (for example, the A6-5200). It has 128 shader cores and two Compute Units based on the GCN architecture and is clocked at 600 MHz with no support for Turbo. The GPU does not have dedicated VRAM and will access the main memory of the system (up to single-channel DDR3L-1600).

The HD 8400 integrates both UVD 4.2 and VCE 2.0 video encoders. It supports up to two external monitors via VGA, DVI, HDMI 1.4a and DisplayPort 1.2.

Depending on the benchmark, the performance of the Radeon HD 8400 is similar to some faster Intel HD Graphics 4000 models. This is on par with a dedicated Radeon HD 6490M, but is still too slow for a number of demanding games as of 2013/2014. However, many older and less demanding games will run fluently if the performance of the CPU is sufficient.

AMD Radeon HD 8280AMD Radeon HD 8400
Radeon HD 8000 Series
Radeon HD 8400 128 @ 0.6 GHz
Radeon HD 8330 compare 128 @ 0.5 GHz
Radeon HD 8280 128 @ 0.45 GHz
Radeon HD 8240 compare 128 @ 0.4 GHz
Radeon HD 8250 compare 128 @ 0.3 - 0.4 GHz
Radeon HD 8210 compare 128 @ 0.3 GHz
Radeon HD 8180 compare 128 @ 0.23 GHz
Radeon HD 8400 128 @ 0.6 GHz
Radeon HD 8330 compare 128 @ 0.5 GHz
Radeon HD 8280 128 @ 0.45 GHz
Radeon HD 8240 compare 128 @ 0.4 GHz
Radeon HD 8250 compare 128 @ 0.3 - 0.4 GHz
Radeon HD 8210 compare 128 @ 0.3 GHz
Radeon HD 8180 compare 128 @ 0.23 GHz
CodenameTemashKabini
ArchitectureGCNGCN
Pipelines128 - unified128 - unified
Core Speed450 MHz600 MHz
Shared Memoryyesyes
APIDirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
technology28 nm28 nm
Date of Announcement23.05.2013 23.05.2013
CPU in Radeon HD 8280GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
AMD E2-38004 x 1300 MHz, 15 W? MHz450 MHz
CPU in Radeon HD 8400GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
AMD A6-52004 x 2000 MHz, 25 W600 MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Radeon HD 8280
0.1 pt (0%)
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Radeon HD 8400
0.2 pt (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
36156 Points (4%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
20607 Points (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
2054 Points (2%)
min: 2450     avg: 2617     median: 2633 (3%)     max: 2690 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
2515 Points (1%)
min: 2638     avg: 2876     median: 2883 (1%)     max: 2994 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
303 Points (1%)
min: 366     avg: 381.8     median: 377 (1%)     max: 407 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
328 Points (0%)
min: 383     avg: 403     median: 401 (0%)     max: 427 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
28399 Points (3%)
min: 26297     avg: 33725     median: 35280 (4%)     max: 37698 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
554 Points (1%)
min: 677     avg: 688     median: 686.5 (1%)     max: 702 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
496 Points (0%)
min: 608     avg: 615     median: 614 (1%)     max: 623 Points
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon HD 8400
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
2013 Points (1%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD Radeon HD 8400
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
1655 Points (1%)
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 9526     avg: 10295     median: 10647 (6%)     max: 10712 Points
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 6002     avg: 6397     median: 6281 (7%)     max: 6908 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD Radeon HD 8400
3DMark 06
min: 3335     avg: 3532     median: 3532 (5%)     max: 3729 Points
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD Radeon HD 8280
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
1041 Points (1%)
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD Radeon HD 8400
min: 2904     avg: 3042     median: 3010 (2%)     max: 3211 Points
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon HD 8280
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
12.1 fps (4%)
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon HD 8400
min: 13.06     avg: 14     median: 14.1 (5%)     max: 14.8 fps
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon HD 8280
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
11 fps (1%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon HD 8400
min: 12.32     avg: 13.3     median: 13.3 (1%)     max: 14.3 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + AMD Radeon HD 8280
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
98 % (98%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + AMD Radeon HD 8400
98 % (98%)
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + AMD Radeon HD 8400
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 32     avg: 36     median: 36 (0%)     max: 40 fps
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
45 Samples/s (0%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
107 Samples/s (0%)
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
295 Points (0%)
min: 354     avg: 363.5     median: 363.5 (0%)     max: 373 Points
Power Consumption - Furmark Stress Test Power Consumption - external Monitor *
28.1 Watt (4%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon HD 8280 → 100% n=12

Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon HD 8400 → 134% n=12

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

low 1280x720
Radeon HD 8400:
9.1  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon HD 8400:
5.6  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon HD 8400:
4.7  fps
low 1280x720
Radeon HD 8400:
36.7  fps
low 1366x768
Radeon HD 8400:
28.7  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 8400:
18.7  fps
low 1280x720
Radeon HD 8400:
35.8 37.3 ~ 37 fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 8400:
20.6 21.1 ~ 21 fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon HD 8400:
8.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 8400:
8  fps
Fifa 15

Fifa 15

2014
low 1280x720
Radeon HD 8400:
24.7  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 8400:
17.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 8400:
9.3  fps
Sims 4

Sims 4

2014
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 8400:
71  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 8400:
21.3  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 8400:
19.6  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 8400:
68  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 8400:
22  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon HD 8400:
12.6  fps
low 1280x720
Radeon HD 8400:
16.2  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 8400:
28.2  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 8400:
16.8  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 8400:
9  fps
Titanfall

Titanfall

2014
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
21  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
10.2  fps
Thief

Thief

2014
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
7.8  fps
133%
Radeon HD 8400:
10.4  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 8400:
16.5  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 8400:
11.7  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
15.8  fps
135%
Radeon HD 8400:
21.4  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
7.8  fps
140%
Radeon HD 8400:
10.9  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 8400:
4.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 8400:
3.4  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 8400:
15.5  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
11.9  fps
118%
Radeon HD 8400:
14  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 8400:
12.3  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
15.9  fps
131%
Radeon HD 8400:
20.9  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
11.7  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
21  fps
124%
Radeon HD 8400:
26  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
13  fps
108%
Radeon HD 8400:
14  fps
F1 2013

F1 2013

2013
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
27  fps
141%
Radeon HD 8400:
35 40 ~ 38 fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
20  fps
130%
Radeon HD 8400:
25 27 ~ 26 fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
19  fps
95%
Radeon HD 8400:
15 21 ~ 18 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 8400:
12  fps
Fifa 14

Fifa 14

2013
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 8400:
119  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
51.2  fps
139%
Radeon HD 8400:
71  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
37.2  fps
136%
Radeon HD 8400:
50.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 8400:
26  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
19.2  fps
123%
Radeon HD 8400:
23.7  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
14.3  fps
124%
Radeon HD 8400:
17.8  fps
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
12.3  fps
139%
Radeon HD 8400:
17.1  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
10.2  fps
132%
Radeon HD 8400:
13.5  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
14.4  fps
128%
Radeon HD 8400:
18.4  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
9  fps
120%
Radeon HD 8400:
10.8  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
17.7  fps
136%
Radeon HD 8400:
24  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
11.5  fps
117%
Radeon HD 8400:
13.5  fps
Dota 2

Dota 2

2013
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
22.1  fps
145%
Radeon HD 8400:
31 33.5 ~ 32 fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
15  fps
120%
Radeon HD 8400:
16.5 20.4 ~ 18 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 8400:
8.8  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
7.3  fps
101%
Radeon HD 8400:
7.4  fps
GRID 2

GRID 2

2013
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
28.9  fps
142%
Radeon HD 8400:
41  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
19.9  fps
113%
Radeon HD 8400:
22.4  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
13.6  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
3.6  fps
333%
Radeon HD 8400:
12  fps
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
23.7  fps
97%
Radeon HD 8400:
21.5 25.1 ~ 23 fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
11.7  fps
103%
Radeon HD 8400:
10.9 13.3 ~ 12 fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
50.3  fps
145%
Radeon HD 8400:
63.6 82 ~ 73 fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
22.1  fps
127%
Radeon HD 8400:
24.7 30.9 ~ 28 fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
12.3  fps
114%
Radeon HD 8400:
12.3 14.8 ~ 14 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 8400:
7  fps
SimCity

SimCity

2013
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 8400:
27.1  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 8400:
12  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
25.1  fps
104%
Radeon HD 8400:
23.7 27.4 ~ 26 fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
12.4  fps
105%
Radeon HD 8400:
11.5 14 ~ 13 fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
8.7  fps
113%
Radeon HD 8400:
9.8  fps
Crysis 3

Crysis 3

2013
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
12.6  fps
113%
Radeon HD 8400:
14.2  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
47.9  fps
92%
Radeon HD 8400:
44.1  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
17.6  fps
113%
Radeon HD 8400:
19.9  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
14.1  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 8400:
16.2  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 8400:
27.6  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 8400:
18.8  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 8400:
22  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 8400:
60  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 8400:
47  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon HD 8400:
33.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 8400:
19.3  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 8400:
25.7  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 8400:
18.7  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
31.1  fps
122%
Radeon HD 8400:
36.3 38.8 ~ 38 fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
19.8  fps
126%
Radeon HD 8400:
23.6 26 ~ 25 fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
16  fps
131%
Radeon HD 8400:
19.1 22.1 ~ 21 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 8400:
13.4  fps
Anno 2070

Anno 2070

2011
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 8400:
37.4 42.3 ~ 40 fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 8400:
16.5 18.5 ~ 18 fps
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
18.1  fps
88%
Radeon HD 8400:
15 16.4 ~ 16 fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
12.9  fps
82%
Radeon HD 8400:
10.6  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 8400:
27.9  fps
Dirt 3

Dirt 3

2011
low 800x600
Radeon HD 8400:
61.3  fps
med. 1024x768
Radeon HD 8400:
29.3  fps
Total War: Shogun 2

Total War: Shogun 2

2011
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 8400:
55.2  fps
med. 1280x720
Radeon HD 8400:
10.7  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon HD 8400:
29.9  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon HD 8400:
22.1  fps
Sims 3

Sims 3

2009
low 800x600
Radeon HD 8400:
103  fps
med. 1024x768
Radeon HD 8400:
27  fps
high 1280x1024
Radeon HD 8400:
25  fps
World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

2005
low 800x600
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
67.3  fps
135%
Radeon HD 8400:
91  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Radeon HD 8280:
37.8  fps
114%
Radeon HD 8400:
43  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon HD 8400:
6.7  fps

Average Gaming AMD Radeon HD 8280 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming AMD Radeon HD 8400 → 126%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 127%

AMD Radeon HD 8400lowmed.highultraQHD4K
X-Plane 11.119.075.554.68
Team Fortress 236.7
World of Warships28.718.7
Dota 2 Reborn37218.68
Fifa 1524.717.49.3
Sims 47121.3
Risen 3: Titan Lords19.6
GRID: Autosport682212.6
Wolfenstein: The New Order16.2
The Elder Scrolls Online28.216.89
Thief10.4
Assassin´s Creed IV: Black Flag16.511.7
X-Plane 10.2521.410.94.93.4
Need for Speed: Rivals15.5
Call of Duty: Ghosts1412.3
Battlefield 420.9
Batman: Arkham Origins2614
F1 201338261812
Fifa 141197150.526
Total War: Rome II23.717.8
Saints Row IV17.113.5
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified18.410.8
Splinter Cell: Blacklist2413.5
Dota 232188.8
Company of Heroes 27.4
GRID 24122.4
Metro: Last Light12
BioShock Infinite2312
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm7328147
SimCity27.112
Tomb Raider26139.8
Crysis 314.2
Dead Space 344.119.9
Hitman: Absolution16.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 227.618.8
Dishonored22
Counter-Strike: GO604733.719.3
Sleeping Dogs25.718.7
Diablo III38252113.4
Anno 20704018
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim1610.6
Deus Ex Human Revolution27.9
Dirt 361.329.3
Total War: Shogun 255.210.7
Battlefield: Bad Company 229.922.1
Sims 31032725
World of Warcraft91436.7
< 30 fps
< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps
30
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AMD Radeon HD 8280lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Titanfall2110.2
Thief7.8
X-Plane 10.2515.87.8
Call of Duty: Ghosts11.9
Battlefield 415.911.7
Batman: Arkham Origins2113
F1 2013272019
Fifa 1451.237.2
Total War: Rome II19.214.3
Saints Row IV12.310.2
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified14.49
Splinter Cell: Blacklist17.711.5
Dota 222.115
Company of Heroes 27.3
GRID 228.919.913.6
Metro: Last Light3.6
BioShock Infinite23.711.7
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm50.322.112.3
Tomb Raider25.112.48.7
Crysis 312.6
Dead Space 347.917.614.1
Diablo III31.119.816
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim18.112.9
World of Warcraft67.337.8
< 30 fps
< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps
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