Radeon HD 7750 vs GeForce GTX 280

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon HD 7750, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 280
2008
1 GB GDDR3, 236 Watt
3.34

HD 7750 outperforms GTX 280 by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking738669
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.121.29
Power efficiency0.975.50
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGT200Cape Verde
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date16 June 2008 (16 years ago)15 February 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 $109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 7750 has 975% better value for money than GTX 280.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores240512
Core clock speed602 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data800 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)236 Watt75 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate48.1625.60
Floating-point processing power0.6221 TFLOPS0.8192 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs8032

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportno dataPCIe 2.1 x16
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm168 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone
SLI options+-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1107 MHz1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth141.7 GB/s72 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsHDTVDual Link DVI1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
Eyefinity-+
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
DisplayPort support-+
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

CrossFire-+
FreeSync-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)DirectX® 11
Shader Model4.05.1
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A-
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 280 3.34
HD 7750 4.41
+32%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 280 1285
HD 7750 1697
+32.1%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.34 4.41
Recency 16 June 2008 15 February 2012
Chip lithography 65 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 236 Watt 75 Watt

HD 7750 has a 32% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 214.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 7750 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 280 in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280
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