AMD Radeon R9 M275X vs AMD Radeon R7 250

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 M275X and AMD Radeon R7 250 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon R9 M275X

AMD Radeon R7 250

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M275X

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 65% higher texture fill rate: 37 GTexel / s vs 22.4 GTexel / s
Around 67% higher pipelines: 640 vs 384
Around 65% better floating-point performance: 1,184 gflops vs 716.8 gflops
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1537 vs 1065
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 307 vs 286
Around 53% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11041 vs 7220
Around 39% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 28.109 vs 20.161
Around 32% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.187 vs 1.655
Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 33.837 vs 30.046
Around 50% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3265 vs 2179
Around 50% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3265 vs 2179

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	28 January 2014 vs 8 October 2013
Texture fill rate	37 GTexel / s vs 22.4 GTexel / s
Pipelines	640 vs 384
Floating-point performance	1,184 gflops vs 716.8 gflops
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1537 vs 1065
PassMark - G2D Mark	307 vs 286
Geekbench - OpenCL	11041 vs 7220
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	28.109 vs 20.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.187 vs 1.655
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	33.837 vs 30.046
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3265 vs 2179
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3265 vs 2179

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 250

Around 14% higher boost clock speed: 1050 MHz vs 925 MHz
Around 2% higher memory clock speed: 1150 MHz vs 1125 MHz
Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 304.279 vs 283.116
Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 96.934 vs 91.407
2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3170 vs 1228
Around 97% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3356 vs 1705
2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3170 vs 1228
Around 97% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3356 vs 1705

Specifications (specs)
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz vs 925 MHz
Memory clock speed	1150 MHz vs 1125 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	304.279 vs 283.116
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	96.934 vs 91.407
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3170 vs 1228
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356 vs 1705
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3170 vs 1228
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356 vs 1705

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 M275X
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 250

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1537

1065

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

307

286

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

11041

7220

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

28.109

20.161

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

283.116

304.279

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.187

1.655

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

33.837

30.046

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

91.407

96.934

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3265

2179

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1228

3170

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1705

3356

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3265

2179

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1228

3170

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1705

3356

Name	AMD Radeon R9 M275X	AMD Radeon R7 250
PassMark - G3D Mark	1537	1065
PassMark - G2D Mark	307	286
Geekbench - OpenCL	11041	7220
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	28.109	20.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	283.116	304.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.187	1.655
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	33.837	30.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	91.407	96.934
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3265	2179
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1228	3170
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1705	3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3265	2179
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1228	3170
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1705	3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R9 M275X	AMD Radeon R7 250
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Venus	Oland
Design	AMD Radeon R9 200 Series	AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch date	28 January 2014	8 October 2013
Place in performance rating	1106	1107
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$89
Price now		$78.34
Value for money (0-100)		27.62
Technical info
Boost clock speed	925 MHz	1050 MHz
Compute units	10
Core clock speed	900 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,184 gflops	716.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	640	384
Texture fill rate	37 GTexel / s	22.4 GTexel / s
Transistor count	1,500 million	1,040 million
Stream Processors		384
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		75 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Eyefinity
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length		168 mm
Supplementary power connectors		N / A
API support
DirectX	11	12
Mantle
OpenCL	Not Listed
OpenGL	4.4	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	72 GB/s
Memory bus width	128 bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1125 MHz	1150 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3 / GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
DDMA audio