GeForce GTX 750 vs Radeon R9 280

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 750 and Radeon R9 280, 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 750 stacks up against Radeon R9 280, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 750 Radeon R9 280
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 200 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 280 has 263% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 750.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon R9 280 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 750.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 750 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
  • GeForce GTX 750 and Radeon R9 280 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 280 is 270 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 750.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 280 is 1245 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 750.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 35−40
ultra / 1080p 10−11 21−24
QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 35−40 60−65
medium / 1080p 21−24 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 750.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 750 Radeon R9 280
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name GM107 Tahiti
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 18 February 2014 4 March 2014
Pipelines 512 1792
Core clock speed 1020 MHz
Boost Clock 1085 MHz 933 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 34.72 104.5
Floating-point performance 1,111 gflops 3,344 gflops
Length 5.7" (14.5 cm) 275 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 5.0 GB/s 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 240 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 512
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Multi monitor support 3 displays
HDMI + +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
3D Gaming +
3D Vision +
3D Vision Live +
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HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
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Blu Ray 3D +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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