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    GeForce GTX 980M vs Radeon R7 250

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 980M 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 980M stacks up against Radeon R7 250, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTX 980M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 980M 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 980M here:

    GeForce GTX 980M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 980M Radeon R7 250
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None N/A
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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    • GeForce GTX 980M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R7 250 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 980M has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 250.
    • GeForce GTX 980M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 250 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 980M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 250 - with GCN.
    • GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon R7 250 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 980M is 1350 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 3−4
    ultra / 1080p 24−27 1−2
    QHD / 1440p 18−20 0−1
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 14−16
    medium / 1080p 45−50 5−6
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 616% more, than Radeon R7 250.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 980M Radeon R7 250
    Architecture Maxwell GCN
    Code name GM204 Oland XT
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 7 October 2014 1 October 2013
    Pipelines 1536 384
    Core clock speed 1038 MHz
    Boost Clock 1127 MHz 1050 MHz
    Transistor count 5,200 million 950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 51.84 25.20
    Floating-point performance 3,462 gflops 716.8 gflops
    Length 168 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 1150 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 72 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 1536
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI + +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 383 Mh/s 117 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Design reference
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 3 Mh/s
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
    AppAcceleration +
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