GeForce MX350 vs Radeon R9 280

Place in performance ranking	361	535
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.29	no data
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	Tahiti	N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	4 March 2014 (10 years ago)	20 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$279	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1792	640
Core clock speed	no data	1354 MHz
Boost clock speed	933 MHz	1468 MHz
Number of transistors	4,313 million	3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	104.5	29.98
Floating-point performance	3.344 gflops	1.199 gflops

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 support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	275 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin	None

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	240 GB/s	56.06 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	No outputs
Eyefinity	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
HD3D	+	-
LiquidVR	+	-
TressFX	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
UVD	+	-
DDMA audio	+	no data
Optimus	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.2.131
CUDA	-	6.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

R9 280 14.41
+98.5%

GeForce MX350 7.26

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

R9 280 5557
+98.3%

GeForce MX350 2802

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

R9 280 8020
+83.5%

GeForce MX350 4371

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	50−55 +85.2%	27 −85.2%
1440p	50−55 +85.2%	27 −85.2%
4K	50−55 +92.3%	26 −92.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14

+0%

12−14

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	22 +0%	22 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	13 +0%	13 +0%
Battlefield 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	19 +0%	19 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	26 +0%	26 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	35 +0%	35 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Hitman 3	20 +0%	20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	129 +0%	129 +0%
Metro Exodus	37 +0%	37 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	32 +0%	32 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95 +0%	95 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	26 +0%	26 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6 +0%	6 +0%
Battlefield 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	17 +0%	17 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	23 +0%	23 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	25 +0%	25 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Hitman 3	20 +0%	20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	116 +0%	116 +0%
Metro Exodus	28 +0%	28 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24 +0%	24 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	25 +0%	25 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	88 +0%	88 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8 +0%	8 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6 +0%	6 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	15 +0%	15 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	19 +0%	19 +0%
Hitman 3	17 +0%	17 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20 +0%	20 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	19 +0%	19 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16 +0%	16 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6 +0%	6 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Hitman 3	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

+0%

12−14

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Hitman 3	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8

+0%

7−8

+0%

This is how R9 280 and GeForce MX350 compete in popular games:

R9 280 is 85% faster in 1080p
R9 280 is 85% faster in 1440p
R9 280 is 92% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	14.41	7.26
Recency	4 March 2014	20 February 2020
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	25 Watt