GeForce GTX 280M vs Radeon R7 250E

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 250E with GeForce GTX 280M, including specs and performance data.

R7 250E
2013, $109
1 GB GDDR5, 55 Watt
3.98
+191%

R7 250E outperforms 280M by a whopping 191% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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GTX 280M GTX 280M

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7351042
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.09no data
Power efficiency5.581.41
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameCape VerdeG92B
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date20 December 2013 (11 years ago)3 March 2009 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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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 cores512128
Core clock speed800 MHz585 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate25.6037.44
Floating-point processing power0.8192 TFLOPS0.3745 TFLOPS
Gigaflopsno data562
ROPs1616
TMUs3264
L1 Cache128 KBno data
L2 Cache256 KB64 KB

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-HE
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
SLI options-+
MXM Typeno dataMXM 3.0 Type-B

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHzUp to 950 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s61 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortHDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIDisplayPortLVDSVGA
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

Supported technologies

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

Power managementno data8.0

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA-+

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 2−3
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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Escape from Tarkov 4−5
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Far Cry 5 3−4
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Fortnite 4−5
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Forza Horizon 4 8−9
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Forza Horizon 5 2−3
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
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Valorant 30−35
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Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 2−3
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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Dota 2 16−18
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Escape from Tarkov 4−5
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Far Cry 5 3−4
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3−4
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Fortnite 4−5
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4−5
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Forza Horizon 4 8−9
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Forza Horizon 5 2−3
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2−3
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Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
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Metro Exodus 2−3
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
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7−8
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Valorant 30−35
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30−35
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Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 2−3
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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Dota 2 16−18
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Escape from Tarkov 4−5
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Far Cry 5 3−4
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Forza Horizon 4 8−9
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
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7−8
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Valorant 30−35
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30−35
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Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
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4−5
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1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
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4−5
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 9−10
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9−10
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
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Valorant 6−7
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1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
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Escape from Tarkov 3−4
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Far Cry 5 2−3
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Forza Horizon 4 4−5
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
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3−4
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1440p
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
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2−3
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4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
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14−16
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Valorant 7−8
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7−8
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4K
Ultra

Dota 2 1−2
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1−2
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
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2−3
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4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
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2−3
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All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 49 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 3.98 1.37
Recency 20 December 2013 3 March 2009
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 75 Watt

R7 250E has a 190.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 36.4% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R7 250E is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 280M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 250E is a desktop graphics card while GeForce GTX 280M is a notebook one.

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