AMD Radeon R9 M280X vs AMD Radeon R7 250X

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 M280X and AMD Radeon R7 250X 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: Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

AMD Radeon R7 250X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M280X

Videocard is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
Around 47% higher texture fill rate: 56 GTexel / s vs 38 GTexel / s
Around 40% higher pipelines: 896 vs 640
Around 47% better floating-point performance: 1,792 gflops vs 1,216 gflops

Launch date	5 February 2015 vs 13 February 2014
Texture fill rate	56 GTexel / s vs 38 GTexel / s
Pipelines	896 vs 640
Floating-point performance	1,792 gflops vs 1,216 gflops

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 250X

2.6x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 637 vs 247
2.8x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2269 vs 814

Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3716 vs 3713
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3716 vs 3713
PassMark - G2D Mark	637 vs 247
PassMark - G3D Mark	2269 vs 814

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 M280X
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 250X

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3713

3716

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3713

3716

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

247

637

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

814

2269

Name	AMD Radeon R9 M280X	AMD Radeon R7 250X
Geekbench - OpenCL	41708
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3713	3716
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3713	3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358	3358
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358	3358
PassMark - G2D Mark	247	637
PassMark - G3D Mark	814	2269
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		32.22
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		638.532
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.963
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		51.987
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		151.963
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		3916
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		3916
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R9 M280X	AMD Radeon R7 250X
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 2.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Saturn	Cape Verde
Design	AMD Radeon R9 200 Series	AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch date	5 February 2015	13 February 2014
Place in performance rating	664	665
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$99
Price now		$260.70
Value for money (0-100)		11.25
Technical info
Core clock speed	1000 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,792 gflops	1,216 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	896	640
Texture fill rate	56 GTexel / s	38 GTexel / s
Transistor count	2,080 million	1,500 million
Boost clock speed		1000 MHz
Stream Processors		640
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		80 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	Not Listed	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Length		210 mm
Supplementary power connectors		1 x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	11	12
Mantle
OpenCL	Not Listed
OpenGL	4.4	4.5
Memory
Memory bandwidth	88 GB / s	96 GB/s
Memory type	Not Listed	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Maximum RAM amount		2 GB
Memory bus width		128 Bit
Memory clock speed		1625 MHz
Technologies
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore
AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire
DDMA audio