GeForce GTS 250M vs Radeon R7 M380

Place in the ranking	675	1002
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code name	Tropo	GT215
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	5 May 2015 (9 years ago)	15 June 2009 (15 years ago)

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 cores	640	96
CUDA cores	no data	96
Compute units	10	no data
Core clock speed	900 MHz	500 MHz
Boost clock speed	915 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,500 million	727 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	28 Watt
Texture fill rate	36.60	16.00
Floating-point processing power	1.171 TFLOPS	0.24 TFLOPS
Gigaflops	no data	360
ROPs	16	8
TMUs	40	32

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 size	medium sized	large
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
SLI options	-	+
MXM Type	no data	MXM 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 type	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	Up to 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	51.2 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 Connectors	No outputs	HDMIVGALVDSSingle Link DVIDisplayPortDual Link DVI
Eyefinity	+	-
HDMI	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
HD3D	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
DualGraphics	+	-
ZeroCore	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
Power management	no data	8.0

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	5.1	4.1
OpenGL	4.4	2.1
OpenCL	Not Listed	1.1
Vulkan	-	N/A
Mantle	+	-
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.

R7 M380 4.32
+202%

GTS 250M 1.43

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.

R7 M380 1668
+202%

GTS 250M 553

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:

Full HD

80−85
+186%

−186%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

7−8
+75%

4−5

−75%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Battlefield 5	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +767%	3−4 −767%
Hitman 3	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +93.3%	14−16 −93.3%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +100%	8−9 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +33.3%	30−35 −33.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Battlefield 5	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +767%	3−4 −767%
Hitman 3	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +93.3%	14−16 −93.3%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +100%	8−9 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +45.5%	10−12 −45.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +33.3%	30−35 −33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +767%	3−4 −767%
Hitman 3	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +93.3%	14−16 −93.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +100%	8−9 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +45.5%	10−12 −45.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +33.3%	30−35 −33.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−12
+450%

2−3

−450%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Hitman 3	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +286%	7−8 −286%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
+100%

4−5

−100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Hitman 3	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3	0−1
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	3−4	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+66.7%

3−4

−66.7%

This is how R7 M380 and GTS 250M compete in popular games:

R7 M380 is 186% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R7 M380 is 767% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, R7 M380 surpassed GTS 250M in all 49 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.32	1.43
Recency	5 May 2015	15 June 2009
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm

R7 M380 has a 202.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R7 M380 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 250M in performance tests.

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