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 R9 280
- Performs up to 9% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Radeon R7 250X - 302 vs 278 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 250X - 3 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 250X
- Consumes up to 60% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 80 vs 200 Watts
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Radeon R7 250X
Desktop • Feb 13th, 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 R9 280 | vs | AMD Radeon R7 250X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Feb 13th, 2014 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$279 | MSRP | $99 |
| 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
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 | 950 MHz |
| 933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1125 MHz |
