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    GeForce MX350 vs Radeon R9 280

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce MX350 and Radeon R9 280. 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 MX350 and Radeon R9 280. 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.
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    GeForce MX350 is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce MX350 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 MX350 here:

    GeForce MX350 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce MX350 Radeon R9 280
    Power consumption (TDP) 20 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 2 GB 3 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 280 has 900% more power consumption, than GeForce MX350.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Radeon R9 280 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce MX350.
    • GeForce MX350 is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 280 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce MX350 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
    • GeForce MX350 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX350 is 5750 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 280.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 14−16 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 9−10 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 30−35 60−65
    medium / 1080p 18−20 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 125% more, than GeForce MX350.

    Full Specs

      GeForce MX350 Radeon R9 280
    Architecture Pascal GCN 1.0
    Code name N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1 Tahiti
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 20 February 2020 4 March 2014
    Pipelines 640 1792
    Core clock speed 1354 MHz
    Boost Clock 1468 MHz 933 MHz
    Transistor count 3,300 million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 29.98 104.5
    Floating-point performance 3,344 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 56.06 GB/s 240 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131 +
    CUDA 6.1
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 408 Mh/s
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 21.5 Mh/s
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