Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280X outperforms GeForce GTS 250 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280X is 1679 days newer than GeForce GTS 250.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
- Consumes up to 40% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 150 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280X
- Performs up to 9% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than GeForce GTS 250 - 59 vs 54 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 - 3 vs 1 GB
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTS 250
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2009
Radeon R9 280X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4th, 2009 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| GeForce 200 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$199 | MSRP | $299 |
| 2x DVI | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 64.51 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
| 675 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 850 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1008 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
