Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms Radeon R7 250X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 19 days newer than Radeon R7 250X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 250X
- Consumes up to 60% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 80 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 13% better in Valheim than Radeon R7 250X - 59 vs 52 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 250X - 3 vs 1 GB
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon R7 250X
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2014
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 250X | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 13th, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $99 | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | 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 |
950 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
| 1125 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
