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 R9 280
- Performs up to 13% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Radeon R7 250E - 52 vs 46 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 250E - 3 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 250E
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 55 vs 200 Watts
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Radeon R7 250E
Desktop • Dec 20th, 2013
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 R9 280 | vs | AMD Radeon R7 250E |
|---|---|---|
Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Dec 20th, 2013 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $279 | MSRP | $109 |
| 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 72 GB/s |
827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
| 933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1125 MHz |
