GeForce GTX 280M SLI vs Radeon R7 250

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 280M SLI and Radeon R7 250, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 280M SLI stacks up against Radeon R7 250, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 280M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 280M SLI is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 280M SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 280M SLI Radeon R7 250
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors N/A
Memory type GDDR3 DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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  • GeForce GTX 280M SLI has 100% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 250.
  • GeForce GTX 280M SLI and Radeon R7 250 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 280M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 250 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 280M SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon R7 250 - with GCN.
  • GeForce GTX 280M SLI is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 250 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 250 is 200 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 3−4
ultra / 1080p 7−8 1−2
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 14−16
medium / 1080p 14−16 5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 280M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 150% more, than Radeon R7 250.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 280M SLI Radeon R7 250
Architecture G9x GCN
Code name N10E-GTX Oland XT
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 2 March 2009 1 October 2013
Pipelines 256 384
Core clock speed 585 MHz
Boost Clock 1050 MHz
Transistor count 1508 Million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 25.20
Floating-point performance 716.8 gflops
Length 168 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 950 MHz 1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 117 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 3 Mh/s
AppAcceleration +
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