GeForce GTX 280 vs Radeon R7 M350
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon R7 M350, 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 280 stacks up against Radeon R7 M350, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 280
Radeon R7 M350
Main Specs
| GeForce GTX 280 | Radeon R7 M350 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 236 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Supplementary power connectors | 6-pin & 8-pin | |
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
- GeForce GTX 280 has 574% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 M350.
- GeForce GTX 280 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M350 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
- Radeon R7 M350 has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 280.
- Both cards are used in Desktops.
- GeForce GTX 280 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 M350 - with GCN 1.0.
- Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 280 is 571 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M350.
- GeForce GTX 280 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M350 - by 28 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 280 is 107 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M350.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 1−2 | 2−3 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| medium / 1080p | 3−4 | 3−4 |
| GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon R7 M350 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | 4−5 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 16−18 | 16−18 |
| medium / 1080p | 5−6 | 6−7 |
| GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon R7 M350 have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5. | ||
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| high / 1080p | 40−45 | 40−45 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon R7 M350 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone. | ||
| low / 768p | 120−130 | 120−130 |
| medium / 768p | 90−95 | 95−100 |
| ultra / 1080p | 40−45 | 40−45 |
| QHD / 1440p | 21−24 | 24−27 |
| 4K / 2160p | 18−20 | 18−20 |
| high / 768p | 65−70 | 65−70 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M350 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 1% more, than GeForce GTX 280. | ||
| low / 768p | 85−90 | 85−90 |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 18−20 |
| medium / 1080p | 40−45 | 40−45 |
| GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon R7 M350 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077. | ||
| low / 768p | 75−80 | 75−80 |
| medium / 768p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| ultra / 1080p | 24−27 | 24−27 |
| GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon R7 M350 have the same average FPS in Dota 2. | ||
| high / 1080p | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| ultra / 1080p | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| low / 720p | 10−12 | 12−14 |
| medium / 1080p | 3−4 | 3−4 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M350 in Far Cry 5 is 25% more, than GeForce GTX 280. | ||
| high / 1080p | 10−11 | 10−11 |
| ultra / 1080p | 5−6 | 5−6 |
| QHD / 1440p | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| low / 720p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| medium / 1080p | 10−12 | 12−14 |
| GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon R7 M350 have the same average FPS in Fortnite. | ||
| high / 1080p | 4−5 | 4−5 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 16−18 | 18−20 |
| medium / 1080p | 7−8 | 7−8 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M350 in Forza Horizon 4 is 11% more, than GeForce GTX 280. | ||
| low / 768p | 40−45 | 45−50 |
| high / 1080p | 5−6 | 5−6 |
| ultra / 1080p | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M350 in Grand Theft Auto V is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 280. | ||
| high / 1080p | 1−2 | 1−2 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 5−6 | 5−6 |
| medium / 1080p | 3−4 | 3−4 |
| GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon R7 M350 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus. | ||
| low / 768p | 90−95 | 90−95 |
| high / 1080p | 85−90 | 85−90 |
| ultra / 1080p | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| medium / 1080p | 90−95 | 90−95 |
| GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon R7 M350 have the same average FPS in Minecraft. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| low / 720p | 27−30 | 27−30 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon R7 M350 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | 4−5 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 6−7 | 6−7 |
| GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon R7 M350 have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2. | ||
| low / 768p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| medium / 768p | 8−9 | 9−10 |
| high / 1080p | 4−5 | 4−5 |
| ultra / 1080p | 3−4 | 3−4 |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon R7 M350 have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. | ||
| low / 768p | 75−80 | 75−80 |
| medium / 768p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 16−18 |
| high / 768p | 30−35 | 30−35 |
| GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon R7 M350 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks. | ||
Full Specs
| GeForce GTX 280 | Radeon R7 M350 | |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 | GCN 1.0 |
| Code name | GT200 | Opal |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 16 June 2008 | 5 May 2015 |
| Pipelines | 240 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 1296 MHz | 725 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 825 MHz | |
| Transistor count | 1,400 million | 950 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 48.2 billion/sec | 19.80 |
| Floating-point performance | 622.1 gflops | 779.5 gflops |
| Length | 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) | |
| Memory bus width | 512 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1107 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 141.7 GB/s | 14.4 GB/s |
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | Not Listed |
| Vulkan | N/A | |
| CUDA | + | |
| FreeSync | + | |
| CUDA cores | 240 | |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | |
| Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | |
| SLI options | + | |
| Multi monitor support | + | |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | |
| Audio input for HDMI | S/PDIF | |
| Eyefinity | + | |
| HD3D | + | |
| PowerTune | + | |
| DualGraphics | + | |
| ZeroCore | + | |
| Switchable graphics | + | |
| Mantle | + | |
| Compute units | 6 | |