GeForce 930M vs Radeon R7 250

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 930M and Radeon R7 250. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce 930M and Radeon R7 250. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce 930M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 930M 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 930M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 930M Radeon R7 250
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None N/A
Memory type DDR3 DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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  • Radeon R7 250 has 127% more power consumption, than GeForce 930M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x8 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce 930M and Radeon R7 250 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce 930M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 250 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 930M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 250 - with GCN.
  • GeForce 930M and Radeon R7 250 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 930M is 650 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 3−4
ultra / 1080p 1−2 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 14−16
medium / 1080p 4−5 5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than GeForce 930M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 930M Radeon R7 250
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name N16S-GM-B/S, N16S-LP Oland XT
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2015 1 October 2013
Pipelines 384 384
Core clock speed 928 MHz
Boost Clock 941 MHz 1050 MHz
Transistor count 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 22.58 25.20
Floating-point performance 722.7 gflops 716.8 gflops
Length 168 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 84 Mh/s 117 Mh/s
Optimus +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 3 Mh/s
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
AppAcceleration +
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