Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms Radeon R7 250 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 147 days newer than Radeon R7 250.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 250
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 55 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 15% better in Dead Space than Radeon R7 250 - 47 vs 41 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 250 - 3 vs 1 GB
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R7 250
Desktop • Oct 8th, 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 250 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | 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 |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 28.8 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
