Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms GeForce 820M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 382 days older than GeForce 820M.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce 820M
- Consumes up to 78% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 45 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 50% better in Starfield than GeForce 820M - 15 vs 10 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce 820M - 3 vs 2 GB
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce 820M
Mobile • Mar 21st, 2015
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce 820M | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 21st, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| GeForce 800M | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $279 |
| None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 28.83 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
| 810 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
| 901 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
