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AMD Radeon HD 7950 / R9 280

200 W · Launched Jun 2012
Compare with rivalsGPU overall rankings

GPU overall vs rivals

GeForce RTX 4060 (ref)GeForce GTX 580Radeon HD 7870GeForce GTX 1050 (Mobile)Radeon HD 7950 / R9 280 ◂Radeon R7 370Radeon Eng Sample: 100-000000536-40_Y0102030405010.010.510.210.09.750.010.1AMD Radeon HD 7950 / R9 280 This chip Desktop GPU Index 10.0NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 10.5 1.05× Radeon HD 7950 / R9 280AMD Radeon HD 7870 Just above in its segment Desktop GPU Index 10.2 1.02× Radeon HD 7950 / R9 280AMD Radeon R7 370 Just above in its segment Desktop GPU Index 10.0 1.00× Radeon HD 7950 / R9 280AMD Radeon Eng Sample: 100-000000536-40_Y Just below in its segment Desktop GPU Index 9.7 0.97× Radeon HD 7950 / R9 280NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Reference chip Desktop GPU Index 50.0 5.00× Radeon HD 7950 / R9 280NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Mobile) Nearest laptop chip Laptop GPU Index 10.1 1.01× Radeon HD 7950 / R9 280
GeForce RTX 4060 (…GeForce GTX 580Radeon HD 7870GeForce GTX 1050 (…Radeon HD 7950 / R…Radeon R7 370Radeon Eng Sample:…0102030405010.010.510.210.09.750.010.1AMD Radeon HD 7950 / R9 280 This chip Desktop GPU Index 10.0NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 10.5 1.05× Radeon HD 7950 / R9 280AMD Radeon HD 7870 Just above in its segment Desktop GPU Index 10.2 1.02× Radeon HD 7950 / R9 280AMD Radeon R7 370 Just above in its segment Desktop GPU Index 10.0 1.00× Radeon HD 7950 / R9 280AMD Radeon Eng Sample: 100-000000536-40_Y Just below in its segment Desktop GPU Index 9.7 0.97× Radeon HD 7950 / R9 280NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Reference chip Desktop GPU Index 50.0 5.00× Radeon HD 7950 / R9 280NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Mobile) Nearest laptop chip Laptop GPU Index 10.1 1.01× Radeon HD 7950 / R9 280
GPU overall
10.0
0.20× refest.
GPU raster
11.5
0.23× reflow conf.
GPU compute
13.6
0.27× reflow conf.
TDP
200 W
GPU overall per watt
0.05

GPU raster, by benchmark

Unigine Heaven (1080p, OpenGL)PassMark G3D Mark0102030405010.812.2Unigine Heaven (1080p, OpenGL), version 1.6 Index 10.8 Median 44.0 fps Source average of 9 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 OpenBenchmarkingPassMark G3D Mark Index 12.2 Median 4,764 points Source average of 7473 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 PassMark
Unigine Heaven (10…PassMark G3D Mark0102030405010.812.2Unigine Heaven (1080p, OpenGL), version 1.6 Index 10.8 Median 44.0 fps Source average of 9 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 OpenBenchmarkingPassMark G3D Mark Index 12.2 Median 4,764 points Source average of 7473 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 PassMark
Results table
BenchmarkVersionMedianp10–p90UnitSamplesIndexDates
Unigine Heaven (1080p, OpenGL)1.644.0–fps9 avg.10.86 Nov 2026
PassMark G3D Markcurrent4,764–points7473 avg.12.26 Nov 2026

GPU compute, by benchmark

Geekbench MetalGeekbench OpenCL0102030405014.013.2Geekbench Metal, version unknown Index 14.0 Median 34.0k points Source average, fetched 6 Nov 2026 Geekbench BrowserGeekbench OpenCL, version unknown Index 13.2 Median 33.7k points Source average, fetched 6 Nov 2026 Geekbench Browser
GB MetalGB OpenCL0102030405014.013.2Geekbench Metal, version unknown Index 14.0 Median 34.0k points Source average, fetched 6 Nov 2026 Geekbench BrowserGeekbench OpenCL, version unknown Index 13.2 Median 33.7k points Source average, fetched 6 Nov 2026 Geekbench Browser
Results table
BenchmarkVersionMedianp10–p90UnitSamplesIndexDates
Geekbench Metalunknown34.0k–pointsavg.14.06 Nov 2026
Geekbench OpenCLunknown33.7k–pointsavg.13.26 Nov 2026

Sources

Geekbench Browser2 averages6 Nov 2026OpenBenchmarking1 average6 Nov 2026PassMark1 average6 Nov 2026