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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 980 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 980 is 346 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R7 250.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Performs up to 18% better in Valorant than Radeon R7 250 - 590 vs 498 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 250 - 4 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 250
- Up to 85% cheaper than GeForce GTX 980 - $29.99 vs $199.0
- Up to 82% better value when playing Valorant than GeForce GTX 980 - $0.06 vs $0.34 per FPS
- Consumes up to 67% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 55 vs 165 Watts
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Gigabyte GV-N980G1 GAMING-4GD G1 Gaming, GeForce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5 PCiE Video Graphics Card
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Radeon R7 250
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
FPS
498
84%
Value, $/FPS
$0.06/FPS
100%
Price, $
$29.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD Radeon R7 250
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon R7 250
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | vs | AMD Radeon R7 250 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $549 | 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 |
1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
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