Radeon R7 250X vs GeForce GTX 970M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 970M with Radeon R7 250X, including specs and performance data.

GTX 970M
2014
3 GB GDDR5
14.82
+152%

GTX 970M outperforms R7 250X by a whopping 152% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking356592
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.63
Power efficiency12.545.05
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGM204Cape Verde
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date7 October 2014 (10 years ago)13 February 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,560.89 $99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 970M and R7 250X have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores1280640
Core clock speed924 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1038 MHz1000 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown80 Watt
Texture fill rate83.0438.00
Floating-point processing power2.657 TFLOPS1.216 TFLOPS
ROPs4816
TMUs8040

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0PCIe 3.0
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data210 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1 x 6-pin
SLI options+-

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 width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2500 MHz1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth120 GB/s96 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Eyefinity-+
VGA аnalog display support+no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support+no data
HDMI++
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire-+
FreeSync-+
DDMA audiono data+
GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
BatteryBoost+-
Ansel+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)DirectX® 12
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.11.2
Vulkan1.1.126-
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 970M 14.82
+152%
R7 250X 5.89

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 970M 5709
+152%
R7 250X 2268

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 970M 7463
+161%
R7 250X 2860

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p136
+172%
50−55
−172%
Full HD56
+167%
21−24
−167%
1440p27
+170%
10−12
−170%
4K21
+163%
8−9
−163%

Cost per frame, $

1080p45.734.71
1440p94.859.90
4K121.9512.38

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+156%
9−10
−156%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 42
+163%
16−18
−163%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%
Battlefield 5 52
+189%
18−20
−189%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
+200%
10−11
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+156%
9−10
−156%
Far Cry 5 50
+178%
18−20
−178%
Far Cry New Dawn 48
+167%
18−20
−167%
Forza Horizon 4 144
+162%
55−60
−162%
Hitman 3 27−30
+180%
10−11
−180%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+153%
30−33
−153%
Metro Exodus 53
+152%
21−24
−152%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+156%
16−18
−156%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 81
+170%
30−33
−170%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+160%
30−33
−160%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 53
+152%
21−24
−152%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%
Battlefield 5 44
+175%
16−18
−175%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
+200%
10−11
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+156%
9−10
−156%
Far Cry 5 41
+156%
16−18
−156%
Far Cry New Dawn 37
+164%
14−16
−164%
Forza Horizon 4 131
+162%
50−55
−162%
Hitman 3 27−30
+180%
10−11
−180%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+153%
30−33
−153%
Metro Exodus 44
+175%
16−18
−175%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+156%
16−18
−156%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+167%
18−20
−167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 101
+153%
40−45
−153%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+160%
30−33
−160%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21
+163%
8−9
−163%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
+200%
10−11
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+156%
9−10
−156%
Far Cry 5 29
+190%
10−11
−190%
Forza Horizon 4 36
+157%
14−16
−157%
Hitman 3 27−30
+180%
10−11
−180%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+153%
30−33
−153%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+167%
18−20
−167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 26
+160%
10−11
−160%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+160%
30−33
−160%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+156%
16−18
−156%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 26
+160%
10−11
−160%
Far Cry New Dawn 25
+178%
9−10
−178%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 17
+183%
6−7
−183%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 19
+171%
7−8
−171%
Forza Horizon 4 80
+167%
30−33
−167%
Hitman 3 18−20
+157%
7−8
−157%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
+200%
10−11
−200%
Metro Exodus 25
+178%
9−10
−178%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+170%
10−11
−170%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+160%
35−40
−160%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12
+200%
4−5
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 13
+160%
5−6
−160%
Hitman 3 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+174%
27−30
−174%
Metro Exodus 14
+180%
5−6
−180%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
+167%
6−7
−167%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 8
+167%
3−4
−167%
Forza Horizon 4 6
+200%
2−3
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%

This is how GTX 970M and R7 250X compete in popular games:

  • GTX 970M is 172% faster in 900p
  • GTX 970M is 167% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 970M is 170% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 970M is 163% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.82 5.89
Recency 7 October 2014 13 February 2014
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 2 GB

GTX 970M has a 151.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce GTX 970M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 250X in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 970M is a notebook card while Radeon R7 250X is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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