AMD Radeon HD 8280 IGP vs AMD Radeon HD 7470M

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 8280 IGP and AMD Radeon HD 7470M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon HD 8280 IGP

AMD Radeon HD 7470M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8280 IGP

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
Around 73% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 5751 vs 3322
2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3716 vs 1422
2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3716 vs 1422
Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3359 vs 3074
Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3359 vs 3074

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 September 2013 vs 7 January 2012
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	5751 vs 3322
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3716 vs 1422
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3716 vs 1422
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359 vs 3074
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359 vs 3074

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7470M

Around 67% higher core clock speed: 750 MHz vs 450 MHz
Around 67% higher texture fill rate: 6 GTexel / s vs 3.6 GTexel / s
Around 25% higher pipelines: 160 vs 128
2.1x better floating-point performance: 240.0 gflops vs 115.2 gflops
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 7 Watt vs 15 Watt
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 408 vs 261
5.2x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 393 vs 75

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	750 MHz vs 450 MHz
Texture fill rate	6 GTexel / s vs 3.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines	160 vs 128
Floating-point performance	240.0 gflops vs 115.2 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	408 vs 261
PassMark - G2D Mark	393 vs 75

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 8280 IGP
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 7470M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

261

408

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

393

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

5751

3322

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3716

1422

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3716

1422

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

3074

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

3074

Name	AMD Radeon HD 8280 IGP	AMD Radeon HD 7470M
PassMark - G3D Mark	261	408
PassMark - G2D Mark	75	393
Geekbench - OpenCL	5751	3322
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3716	1422
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3716	1422
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359	3074
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359	3074
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon HD 8280 IGP	AMD Radeon HD 7470M
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 2.0	TeraScale 2
Code name	Kalindi	Seymour
Launch date	18 September 2013	7 January 2012
Place in performance rating	1031	1034
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Technical info
Core clock speed	450 MHz	750 MHz
Floating-point performance	115.2 gflops	240.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	128	160
Texture fill rate	3.6 GTexel / s	6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	7 Watt
Transistor count	1,178 million	370 million
Boost clock speed		800 MHz
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	IGP	PCIe 2.0 x16
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	11.2 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
Memory
Memory type	System Shared	DDR3 / GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount		1 GB
Memory bandwidth		14.4 GB / s
Memory bus width		64 Bit
Memory clock speed		1800 MHz
Shared memory		0