Radeon R7 250X vs GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2 and Radeon R7 250X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 780 Rev. 2
2013
3 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
9.73
+79.9%

GTX 780 Rev. 2 outperforms R7 250X by an impressive 80% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking472636
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.090.63
Power efficiency2.965.15
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameGK110BCape Verde
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date10 September 2013 (11 years ago)13 February 2014 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 $99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

GTX 780 Rev. 2 has 73% better value for money than R7 250X.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores2304640
Core clock speed863 MHzno data
Boost clock speed902 MHz1000 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate173.238.00
Floating-point processing power4.156 TFLOPS1.216 TFLOPS
ROPs4816
TMUs19240

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm210 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1 x 6-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount3 GB2 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s96 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Eyefinity-+
HDMI++

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

CrossFire-+
FreeSync-+
DDMA audiono data+

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)DirectX® 12
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.126-
CUDA3.5-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.73 5.41
Recency 10 September 2013 13 February 2014
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 80 Watt

GTX 780 Rev. 2 has a 79.9% higher aggregate performance score, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

R7 250X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, and 212.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 250X in performance tests.

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