Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE AMD Radeon R9 280X 3GB GDDR5 vs MSI R7250-2GD3OC AMD Radeon R7 250

28specifications compared
15differ
13identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- AMD Radeon R9 280X 3GB GDDR5:Radeon R9 280X
- R7250-2GD3OC AMD Radeon R7 250:Radeon R7 250
Maximum resolution
- AMD Radeon R9 280X 3GB GDDR5:4096 x 2160 pixels
- R7250-2GD3OC AMD Radeon R7 250:2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequency
- AMD Radeon R9 280X 3GB GDDR5:1000 MHz
- R7250-2GD3OC AMD Radeon R7 250:1050 MHz
Maximum digital resolution
- AMD Radeon R9 280X 3GB GDDR5:4096 x 2160 pixels
- R7250-2GD3OC AMD Radeon R7 250:2560 x 1600 pixels
Discrete graphics card memory
- AMD Radeon R9 280X 3GB GDDR5:3 GB
- R7250-2GD3OC AMD Radeon R7 250:2 GB
Graphics card memory type
- AMD Radeon R9 280X 3GB GDDR5:GDDR5
- R7250-2GD3OC AMD Radeon R7 250:GDDR3
Memory bus
- AMD Radeon R9 280X 3GB GDDR5:384 bit
- R7250-2GD3OC AMD Radeon R7 250:128 bit
Memory clock speed
- AMD Radeon R9 280X 3GB GDDR5:6000 MHz
- R7250-2GD3OC AMD Radeon R7 250:1800 MHz

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Comparison of AMD Radeon R9 280X 3GB GDDR5, R7250-2GD3OC
46 specifications	A GIGABYTE AMD Radeon R9 280X 3GB GDDR5 View product	B MSI R7250-2GD3OC AMD Radeon R7 250 Model R7250-2GD3OC View product
Processor4 differ
Graphics processor family	AMD	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon R9 280X	Radeon R7 250
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4096 x 2160 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDA	No	No
Processor frequencyDiffers	1000 MHz	1050 MHz
Processor boost clock speed	1100 MHz	1100 MHz
FireStreamKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum analog resolution	2048 x 1536 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Maximum digital resolutionDiffers	4096 x 2160 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Maximum displays per videocardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Memory4 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	3 GB	2 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR5	GDDR3
Memory busDiffers	384 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	6000 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 GB/s
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Interface type	PCI Express 3.0	PCI Express 3.0
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantity	0	0
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4a
Performance2 differ
PhysXKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	12.0	12.0
OpenGL versionDiffers	4.3	4.5
HDCPDiffers	No	Yes
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full HD	Yes	Yes
HD3D Technology	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Bracket heightKnown for one	Full-Height (FH)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colour	Black	Black
Poweridentical
Supplementary power connectorsKnown for one	1x 6-pin, 1x 8-pin	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system power supplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 W
System requirementsidentical
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	PSU 600W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
DepthDiffers	38 mm	35 mm
HeightDiffers	126 mm	111 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	352 g
LengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	185 mm
Other featuresidentical
Multi ViewKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source

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