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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 970 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R7 250 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R7 250 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce GTX 970 is 346 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R7 250.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Performs up to 417% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Radeon R7 250 - 31 vs 6 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 250 - 4 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 250
- Up to 94% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $29.99 vs $469.0
- Up to 67% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than GeForce GTX 970 - $5.0 vs $15.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 63% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 55 vs 148 Watts
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card …
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon R7 250
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | AMD Radeon R7 250 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $329 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | DDR3 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 28.8 GB/s |
1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
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