Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms Radeon R7 250E on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 74 days newer than Radeon R7 250E.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 250E
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 55 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 13% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Radeon R7 250E - 80 vs 71 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 250E - 3 vs 1 GB
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R7 250E
Desktop • Dec 20th, 2013
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%
AMD Radeon R7 250E | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 20th, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$109 | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 72 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
| 800 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
| 1125 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
