Radeon R7 250 Overview

Radeon R7 250
Memory: 1024Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 8 Oct 2013
Radeon R7 250

Core Configuration

GPU Oland
Architecture AMD_GCN_1_0
Shaders : TMUs : ROPs 384 : 24 : 8
Raytracing Cores none
Performance 768.00 GFLOPs

Memory Configuration

Memory Size 1024 Mb
Memory Bus Width 128 bit
Memory Speed 1150 MHz
4600 MHz effective
Memory Bandwidth 73.60 Gb/s

Summary

Relative performance

  • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
    1459%
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    1100%
  • Radeon R9 295X2
    964%
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    902%
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    896%
  • GeForce GTX TITAN X
    791%
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    691%
  • Radeon R9 390X
    688%
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile
    685%
  • GeForce GTX 980
    683%
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile
    680%
  • Radeon HD 7990
    676%
  • Radeon RX 480
    672%
  • Radeon R9 FURY
    659%
  • GeForce GTX 690
    651%
  • Radeon R9 390
    650%
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    648%
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    634%
  • Radeon RX 470
    609%
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
    597%
  • Radeon R9 290X
    591%
  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    585%
  • GeForce GTX 970
    574%
  • Radeon R9 290
    563%
  • GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK
    543%
  • GeForce GTX TITAN
    516%
  • GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
    514%
  • GeForce GTX 980 Mobile
    504%
  • GeForce GTX 780 6 GB
    502%
  • GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2
    502%
  • GeForce GTX 780
    502%
  • Radeon R9 380X
    489%
  • Radeon R9 380
    448%
  • Radeon R9 380 OEM
    448%
  • GeForce GTX 980M
    447%
  • GeForce GTX 770
    408%
  • Radeon R9 280X
    400%
  • Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
    395%
  • Radeon R9 285
    393%
  • Radeon HD 7970
    392%
  • Radeon HD 6990
    391%
  • GeForce GTX 680
    390%
  • GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition
    390%
  • GeForce GTX 960
    378%
  • GeForce GTX 960 OEM
    378%
  • GeForce GTX 970M
    359%
  • Radeon R9 280
    357%
  • GeForce GTX 590
    355%
  • GeForce GTX 670
    340%
  • Radeon HD 7950
    333%
  • Radeon HD 7950 Boost
    333%
  • Radeon HD 7950 Mac Edition
    333%
  • GeForce GTX 660 Ti
    320%
  • Radeon R9 270X
    317%
  • GeForce GTX 760
    313%
  • GeForce GTX 760 OEM
    313%
  • GeForce GTX 760 OEM Rebrand
    313%
  • GeForce GTX 760 Ti OEM
    313%
  • GeForce GTX 760 Ti OEM Rebrand
    313%
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT
    313%
  • GeForce GTX 950
    309%
  • GeForce GTX 950 LP
    309%
  • Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
    302%
  • Radeon R7 370
    299%
  • Radeon RX 460
    294%
  • GeForce GTX 880M
    291%
  • GeForce GTX 965M
    287%
  • GeForce GTX 965M Rev. 2
    287%
  • GeForce GTX 965M Rev. 3
    287%
  • Radeon R9 270
    285%
  • Radeon R9 370
    284%
  • GeForce GTX 780M
    277%
  • GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition
    277%
  • Radeon HD 5970
    270%
  • GeForce GTX 870M
    262%
  • Radeon HD 8970M
    262%
  • Radeon R7 265
    251%
  • Radeon HD 7850
    248%
  • GeForce GTX 660
    248%
  • GeForce GTX 660 OEM
    248%
  • GeForce GTX 660 Rev. 2
    248%
  • Radeon HD 7970M
    245%
  • GeForce GTX 580
    240%
  • GeForce GTX 680M
    237%
  • GeForce GTX 680MX Mac Edition
    237%
  • Radeon R7 360
    233%
  • Radeon R7 260X
    228%
  • Radeon HD 7790
    222%
  • Radeon HD 6970
    218%
  • GeForce GTX 570
    213%
  • GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost
    211%
  • Radeon HD 6950
    208%
  • GeForce GTX 480
    208%
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448
    206%
  • GeForce GTX 750 Ti
    204%
  • GeForce GTX 960M
    194%
  • GeForce GTX 770M
    193%
  • GeForce GTX 775M Mac Edition
    193%
  • GeForce GTX 860M
    183%
  • GeForce GTX 860M Rev. 2
    183%
  • GeForce GTX 750
    176%
  • GeForce GTX 670MX
    175%
  • GeForce GTX 650 Ti
    173%
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti OEM
    172%
  • GeForce GTX 470
    170%
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti
    170%
  • GeForce GT 740
    168%
  • GeForce GT 740 OEM
    168%
  • Radeon HD 6870
    165%
  • GeForce GTX 295
    162%
  • GeForce GTX 850M
    161%
  • GeForce GTX 950A
    160%
  • GeForce GTX 950M
    160%
  • GeForce GTX 950M Mac Edition
    160%
  • Radeon HD 5870
    156%
  • Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6
    156%
  • Radeon HD 5870 Mac Edition
    156%
  • GeForce GTX 765M
    154%
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    152%
  • Radeon HD 4870 X2
    152%
  • Radeon R7 250X
    146%
  • GeForce GTX 560
    145%
  • GeForce GTX 560 OEM
    145%
  • Radeon HD 6850
    139%
  • GeForce GTX 460 v2
    138%
  • GeForce GTX 465
    136%
  • GeForce GTX 460
    128%
  • GeForce GTX 675M
    121%
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE
    120%
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2
    120%
  • Radeon HD 5830
    119%
  • Radeon HD 6970M
    116%
  • Radeon HD 6970M Mac Edition
    116%
  • Radeon HD 6990M
    116%
  • GeForce GTX 745 OEM
    114%
  • Radeon HD 6790
    112%
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE
    112%
  • GeForce GTX 285
    107%
  • GeForce GTX 285 Mac Edition
    107%
  • GeForce GTX 650
    105%
  • GeForce GT 755M
    102%
  • GeForce GT 755M Mac Edition
    102%
  • GeForce GTX 280
    101%
  • Radeon HD 8870M
    101%
  • Radeon HD 5770
    101%
  • Radeon HD 8670 OEM
    100%
  • Radeon R7 250
    100%
  • GeForce 9800 GX2
    94%
  • GeForce GTX 660M
    93%
  • GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition
    93%
  • Radeon HD 6770
    93%
  • GeForce GTX 550 Ti
    90%
  • Radeon HD 3870 X2
    90%
  • GeForce GT 750M
    90%
  • GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition
    90%
  • GeForce 940A
    89%
  • GeForce 940M
    89%
  • GeForce 940MX DDR3
    89%
  • Radeon HD 3850 X2
    89%
  • GeForce 840A
    88%
  • GeForce 840M
    88%
  • Radeon HD 4870
    87%
  • Radeon HD 4870 Mac Edition
    87%
  • Radeon HD 7660D IGP
    86%
  • GeForce GT 640 GDDR5
    83%
  • Radeon HD 8730 OEM
    82%
  • GeForce GT 640
    79%
  • Radeon HD 5750
    79%
  • Radeon R7 Graphics IGP (APU A10-7850K)
    78%
  • GeForce GT 650M
    78%
  • GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition
    78%
  • Radeon HD 8790M
    77%
  • GeForce GTS 450
    77%
  • GeForce GTS 450 OEM
    77%
  • GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2
    77%
  • GeForce GTS 450 DDR3
    77%
  • GeForce GTX 560M
    77%
  • Radeon HD 8750M
    75%
  • Radeon HD 6750
    74%
  • GeForce 930A
    74%
  • GeForce 930M
    74%
  • GeForce 930MX
    74%
  • Radeon R7 Graphics IGP (APU A10-7700K)
    74%
  • Radeon HD 4860
    72%
  • Radeon HD 6670
    71%
  • Radeon HD 8570 OEM
    70%
  • Radeon HD 8570 OEM Rebrand
    70%
  • Radeon HD 4850
    68%
  • Radeon R7 M260
    68%
  • Radeon R7 M260 Rev. 2
    68%
  • GeForce GT 740A
    67%
  • GeForce GT 740M
    67%
  • GeForce GT 740M Rev. 2
    67%
  • Radeon R7 M265
    67%
  • Radeon R7 M265 Rev. 2
    67%
  • Radeon R7 240 (HD 8570 rebrand)
    66%
  • GeForce GT 730A
    66%
  • GeForce GT 730M
    66%
  • GeForce GT 730M Rev. 2
    66%
  • GeForce GT 735M
    66%
  • Radeon HD 4770
    65%
  • Radeon R5 M230
    64%
  • Radeon R5 M230 Rev. 2
    64%
  • GeForce GT 640M
    64%
  • GeForce GT 640M LE
    64%
  • GeForce GT 640M LE Rev. 2
    64%
  • GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition
    64%
  • GeForce 920A
    63%
  • GeForce 920M
    63%
  • GeForce 920MX
    63%
  • Radeon HD 4830
    60%
  • GeForce 9800 GTX+
    58%
  • GeForce 9800 GTX
    58%
  • Radeon HD 6570
    57%
  • Radeon HD 6570 OEM
    57%
  • GeForce GT 730 GDDR5
    56%
  • GeForce GT 730 OEM
    56%
  • Radeon HD 4730
    55%
  • Radeon HD 4730 OEM
    55%
  • Radeon HD 8670M
    55%
  • Radeon HD 8670M Rev. 2
    55%
  • Radeon HD 7670 OEM
    55%
  • Radeon HD 4810
    54%
  • Radeon HD 6770M
    54%
  • Radeon HD 6770M Mac Edition
    54%
  • Radeon HD 5670
    54%
  • Radeon R5 M330
    51%
  • GeForce GT 630 Rev. 2
    51%
  • Radeon HD 7670A
    51%
  • Radeon HD 7670M
    51%
  • GeForce GT 635 OEM
    51%
  • GeForce GT 550M
    48%
  • GeForce GT 555M
    48%
  • GeForce GTS 240 OEM
    48%
  • GeForce 9800 GT
    47%
  • Radeon HD 8570M
    46%
  • GeForce GT 720
    44%
  • GeForce GT 440
    43%
  • GeForce GT 820M
    43%
  • GeForce GT 630
    40%
  • GeForce GT 710
    40%
  • GeForce GT 710 OEM
    40%
  • Radeon HD 5570
    40%
  • Radeon HD 5570 OEM
    40%
  • GeForce 710A
    39%
  • GeForce 710M
    39%
  • GeForce GT 630M
    38%
  • GeForce GT 630M Rev. 2
    38%
  • GeForce GT 630M Rev. 3
    38%
  • GeForce GT 635M
    38%
  • GeForce GT 635M Rev. 2
    38%
  • GeForce GT 635M Rev. 3
    38%
  • Radeon HD 7750
    37%
  • GeForce GT 430
    36%
  • GeForce GT 430 OEM
    36%
  • GeForce GT 540M
    36%
  • Radeon HD 7650A
    32%
  • Radeon HD 7650M
    32%
  • GeForce GT 620
    26%
  • GeForce GT 620 OEM
    26%
  • GeForce GT 520
    20%
  • GeForce GT 520 OEM
    20%
  • GeForce GT 520 PCI
    20%
  • GeForce GT 520 PCIe x1
    20%
  • GeForce GT 520M
    20%
  • GeForce GT 610
    19%
  • GeForce GT 610 OEM
    19%
  • GeForce GT 610 PCI
    19%
  • GeForce GT 610 PCIe x1
    19%
  • HD Graphics 4400 (Haswell GT2)
    19%
  • Radeon HD 6450
    18%
  • Radeon HD 6450 OEM
    18%
  • Radeon HD 5450
    12%
  • Radeon HD 5450 PCI
    12%
  • Radeon HD 5450 PCIe x1
    12%
  • HD Graphics 2500 (Ivy Bridge GT1)
    12%

Performance summary, based on benchmarks charts.

The Radeon R7 250 is a graphics card released by AMD on 8 Oct 2013. The graphics card houses the Oland die, based on the AMD_GCN_1_0 architecture which packs 1,040 million transistors on a 28 nm, 90 mm2 die.

Radeon R7 250 pros and cons

Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports Mantle
Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications



Specifications


Compared to similar performing cards

Radeon R7 250GeForce 940MX DDR3GeForce 940AGeForce 940MGeForce 840A
Radeon R7 250GeForce 940MX DDR3GeForce 940AGeForce 940MGeForce 840A
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Shader units384384384512384
ROPs888168
Graphics processorOlandGM108GM108GM107GM108
Process size28 nm28 nm28 nm28 nm28 nm
Memory1024 Mb GDDR5 (1150 MHz
4600 MHz effective)
2048 Mb DDR3 (1001 MHz
2002 MHz effective)
1024 Mb DDR3 (1001 MHz
2002 MHz effective)
2048 Mb DDR3 (900 MHz
1800 MHz effective)
1024 Mb DDR3 (1001 MHz
2002 MHz effective)
Memory bus width128 bit64 bit64 bit128 bit64 bit
Memory bandwidth73.60 Gb/s16.02 Gb/s16.02 Gb/s28.80 Gb/s16.02 Gb/s
Release date8 Oct 20131 Jan 201613 Mar 201513 Mar 201517 Mar 2014

Benchmarks

3DMark 11

  • Radeon R7 250
    2740
  • GeForce 940A
    2450
  • GeForce 940M
    2450
  • GeForce 940MX DDR3
    2450
  • GeForce 840A
    2430

Points (higher is better)