Radeon R7 250X Overview

Radeon R7 250X
Memory: 1024Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 13 Feb 2014
Radeon R7 250X

Core Configuration

GPU Cape Verde
Architecture AMD_GCN_1_0
Shaders : TMUs : ROPs 640 : 40 : 16
Raytracing Cores none
Performance 1216.00 GFLOPs

Memory Configuration

Memory Size 1024 Mb
Memory Bus Width 128 bit
Memory Speed 1125 MHz
4500 MHz effective
Memory Bandwidth 72.00 Gb/s

Summary

Relative performance

  • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
    994%
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    750%
  • Radeon R9 295X2
    657%
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    614%
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    610%
  • GeForce GTX TITAN X
    539%
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    471%
  • Radeon R9 390X
    469%
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile
    467%
  • GeForce GTX 980
    465%
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile
    463%
  • Radeon HD 7990
    460%
  • Radeon RX 480
    458%
  • Radeon R9 FURY
    449%
  • GeForce GTX 690
    444%
  • Radeon R9 390
    443%
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    441%
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    432%
  • Radeon RX 470
    415%
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
    407%
  • Radeon R9 290X
    403%
  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    399%
  • GeForce GTX 970
    391%
  • Radeon R9 290
    384%
  • GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK
    370%
  • GeForce GTX TITAN
    351%
  • GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
    350%
  • GeForce GTX 980 Mobile
    344%
  • GeForce GTX 780 6 GB
    342%
  • GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2
    342%
  • GeForce GTX 780
    342%
  • Radeon R9 380X
    333%
  • Radeon R9 380
    305%
  • Radeon R9 380 OEM
    305%
  • GeForce GTX 980M
    305%
  • GeForce GTX 770
    278%
  • Radeon R9 280X
    272%
  • Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
    269%
  • Radeon R9 285
    268%
  • Radeon HD 7970
    267%
  • Radeon HD 6990
    266%
  • GeForce GTX 680
    266%
  • GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition
    266%
  • GeForce GTX 960
    258%
  • GeForce GTX 960 OEM
    258%
  • GeForce GTX 970M
    245%
  • Radeon R9 280
    243%
  • GeForce GTX 590
    242%
  • GeForce GTX 670
    232%
  • Radeon HD 7950
    227%
  • Radeon HD 7950 Boost
    227%
  • Radeon HD 7950 Mac Edition
    227%
  • GeForce GTX 660 Ti
    218%
  • Radeon R9 270X
    216%
  • GeForce GTX 760
    213%
  • GeForce GTX 760 OEM
    213%
  • GeForce GTX 760 OEM Rebrand
    213%
  • GeForce GTX 760 Ti OEM
    213%
  • GeForce GTX 760 Ti OEM Rebrand
    213%
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT
    213%
  • GeForce GTX 950
    211%
  • GeForce GTX 950 LP
    211%
  • Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
    206%
  • Radeon R7 370
    204%
  • Radeon RX 460
    200%
  • GeForce GTX 880M
    198%
  • GeForce GTX 965M
    196%
  • GeForce GTX 965M Rev. 2
    196%
  • GeForce GTX 965M Rev. 3
    196%
  • Radeon R9 270
    194%
  • Radeon R9 370
    193%
  • GeForce GTX 780M
    189%
  • GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition
    189%
  • Radeon HD 5970
    184%
  • GeForce GTX 870M
    179%
  • Radeon HD 8970M
    178%
  • Radeon R7 265
    171%
  • Radeon HD 7850
    169%
  • GeForce GTX 660
    169%
  • GeForce GTX 660 OEM
    169%
  • GeForce GTX 660 Rev. 2
    169%
  • Radeon HD 7970M
    167%
  • GeForce GTX 580
    164%
  • GeForce GTX 680M
    161%
  • GeForce GTX 680MX Mac Edition
    161%
  • Radeon R7 360
    159%
  • Radeon R7 260X
    155%
  • Radeon HD 7790
    151%
  • Radeon HD 6970
    149%
  • GeForce GTX 570
    145%
  • GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost
    144%
  • Radeon HD 6950
    142%
  • GeForce GTX 480
    141%
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448
    140%
  • GeForce GTX 750 Ti
    139%
  • GeForce GTX 960M
    132%
  • GeForce GTX 770M
    131%
  • GeForce GTX 775M Mac Edition
    131%
  • GeForce GTX 860M
    125%
  • GeForce GTX 860M Rev. 2
    125%
  • GeForce GTX 750
    120%
  • GeForce GTX 670MX
    119%
  • GeForce GTX 650 Ti
    118%
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti OEM
    117%
  • GeForce GTX 470
    116%
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti
    115%
  • GeForce GT 740
    114%
  • GeForce GT 740 OEM
    114%
  • Radeon HD 6870
    112%
  • GeForce GTX 295
    110%
  • GeForce GTX 850M
    109%
  • GeForce GTX 950A
    109%
  • GeForce GTX 950M
    109%
  • GeForce GTX 950M Mac Edition
    109%
  • Radeon HD 5870
    106%
  • Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6
    106%
  • Radeon HD 5870 Mac Edition
    106%
  • GeForce GTX 765M
    104%
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    103%
  • Radeon HD 4870 X2
    103%
  • Radeon R7 250X
    100%
  • GeForce GTX 560
    99%
  • GeForce GTX 560 OEM
    99%
  • Radeon HD 6850
    94%
  • GeForce GTX 460 v2
    94%
  • GeForce GTX 465
    92%
  • GeForce GTX 460
    87%
  • GeForce GTX 675M
    82%
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE
    82%
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2
    82%
  • Radeon HD 5830
    81%
  • Radeon HD 6970M
    79%
  • Radeon HD 6970M Mac Edition
    79%
  • Radeon HD 6990M
    79%
  • GeForce GTX 745 OEM
    78%
  • Radeon HD 6790
    76%
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE
    76%
  • GeForce GTX 285
    73%
  • GeForce GTX 285 Mac Edition
    73%
  • GeForce GTX 650
    71%
  • GeForce GT 755M
    69%
  • GeForce GT 755M Mac Edition
    69%
  • GeForce GTX 280
    69%
  • Radeon HD 8870M
    69%
  • Radeon HD 5770
    69%
  • Radeon HD 8670 OEM
    68%
  • Radeon R7 250
    68%
  • GeForce 9800 GX2
    64%
  • GeForce GTX 660M
    63%
  • GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition
    63%
  • Radeon HD 6770
    63%
  • GeForce GTX 550 Ti
    61%
  • Radeon HD 3870 X2
    61%
  • GeForce GT 750M
    61%
  • GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition
    61%
  • GeForce 940A
    60%
  • GeForce 940M
    60%
  • GeForce 940MX DDR3
    60%
  • Radeon HD 3850 X2
    60%
  • GeForce 840A
    60%
  • GeForce 840M
    60%
  • Radeon HD 4870
    59%
  • Radeon HD 4870 Mac Edition
    59%
  • Radeon HD 7660D IGP
    58%
  • GeForce GT 640 GDDR5
    56%
  • Radeon HD 8730 OEM
    56%
  • GeForce GT 640
    54%
  • Radeon HD 5750
    54%
  • Radeon R7 Graphics IGP (APU A10-7850K)
    53%
  • GeForce GT 650M
    53%
  • GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition
    53%
  • Radeon HD 8790M
    52%
  • GeForce GTS 450
    52%
  • GeForce GTS 450 OEM
    52%
  • GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2
    52%
  • GeForce GTS 450 DDR3
    52%
  • GeForce GTX 560M
    52%
  • Radeon HD 8750M
    51%
  • Radeon HD 6750
    50%
  • GeForce 930A
    50%
  • GeForce 930M
    50%
  • GeForce 930MX
    50%
  • Radeon R7 Graphics IGP (APU A10-7700K)
    50%
  • Radeon HD 4860
    49%
  • Radeon HD 6670
    48%
  • Radeon HD 8570 OEM
    48%
  • Radeon HD 8570 OEM Rebrand
    48%
  • Radeon HD 4850
    47%
  • Radeon R7 M260
    46%
  • Radeon R7 M260 Rev. 2
    46%
  • GeForce GT 740A
    46%
  • GeForce GT 740M
    46%
  • GeForce GT 740M Rev. 2
    46%
  • Radeon R7 M265
    46%
  • Radeon R7 M265 Rev. 2
    46%
  • Radeon R7 240 (HD 8570 rebrand)
    45%
  • GeForce GT 730A
    45%
  • GeForce GT 730M
    45%
  • GeForce GT 730M Rev. 2
    45%
  • GeForce GT 735M
    45%
  • Radeon HD 4770
    44%
  • Radeon R5 M230
    44%
  • Radeon R5 M230 Rev. 2
    44%
  • GeForce GT 640M
    44%
  • GeForce GT 640M LE
    44%
  • GeForce GT 640M LE Rev. 2
    44%
  • GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition
    44%
  • GeForce 920A
    43%
  • GeForce 920M
    43%
  • GeForce 920MX
    43%
  • Radeon HD 4830
    41%
  • GeForce 9800 GTX+
    40%
  • GeForce 9800 GTX
    39%
  • Radeon HD 6570
    39%
  • Radeon HD 6570 OEM
    39%
  • GeForce GT 730 GDDR5
    38%
  • GeForce GT 730 OEM
    38%
  • Radeon HD 4730
    38%
  • Radeon HD 4730 OEM
    38%
  • Radeon HD 8670M
    38%
  • Radeon HD 8670M Rev. 2
    38%
  • Radeon HD 7670 OEM
    37%
  • Radeon HD 4810
    37%
  • Radeon HD 6770M
    37%
  • Radeon HD 6770M Mac Edition
    37%
  • Radeon HD 5670
    36%
  • Radeon R5 M330
    35%
  • GeForce GT 630 Rev. 2
    35%
  • Radeon HD 7670A
    35%
  • Radeon HD 7670M
    35%
  • GeForce GT 635 OEM
    35%
  • GeForce GT 550M
    33%
  • GeForce GT 555M
    33%
  • GeForce GTS 240 OEM
    32%
  • GeForce 9800 GT
    32%
  • Radeon HD 8570M
    31%
  • GeForce GT 720
    30%
  • GeForce GT 440
    29%
  • GeForce GT 820M
    29%
  • GeForce GT 630
    27%
  • GeForce GT 710
    27%
  • GeForce GT 710 OEM
    27%
  • Radeon HD 5570
    27%
  • Radeon HD 5570 OEM
    27%
  • GeForce 710A
    27%
  • GeForce 710M
    27%
  • GeForce GT 630M
    26%
  • GeForce GT 630M Rev. 2
    26%
  • GeForce GT 630M Rev. 3
    26%
  • GeForce GT 635M
    26%
  • GeForce GT 635M Rev. 2
    26%
  • GeForce GT 635M Rev. 3
    26%
  • Radeon HD 7750
    25%
  • GeForce GT 430
    25%
  • GeForce GT 430 OEM
    25%
  • GeForce GT 540M
    24%
  • Radeon HD 7650A
    22%
  • Radeon HD 7650M
    22%
  • GeForce GT 620
    18%
  • GeForce GT 620 OEM
    18%
  • GeForce GT 520
    14%
  • GeForce GT 520 OEM
    14%
  • GeForce GT 520 PCI
    14%
  • GeForce GT 520 PCIe x1
    14%
  • GeForce GT 520M
    13%
  • GeForce GT 610
    13%
  • GeForce GT 610 OEM
    13%
  • GeForce GT 610 PCI
    13%
  • GeForce GT 610 PCIe x1
    13%
  • HD Graphics 4400 (Haswell GT2)
    13%
  • Radeon HD 6450
    12%
  • Radeon HD 6450 OEM
    12%
  • Radeon HD 5450
    8%
  • Radeon HD 5450 PCI
    8%
  • Radeon HD 5450 PCIe x1
    8%
  • HD Graphics 2500 (Ivy Bridge GT1)
    8%

Performance summary, based on benchmarks charts.

The Radeon R7 250X is a graphics card released by AMD on 13 Feb 2014. The graphics card houses the Cape Verde die, based on the AMD_GCN_1_0 architecture which packs 1,500 million transistors on a 28 nm, 123 mm2 die.

Radeon R7 250X 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 250XGeForce GT 740 OEMGeForce GTX 950AGeForce GTX 950MGeForce GTX 950M Mac Edition
Radeon R7 250XGeForce GT 740 OEMGeForce GTX 950AGeForce GTX 950MGeForce GTX 950M Mac Edition
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Shader units640384640640640
ROPs1616161616
Graphics processorCape VerdeGK106GM107GM107GM107
Process size28 nm28 nm28 nm28 nm28 nm
Memory1024 Mb GDDR5 (1125 MHz
4500 MHz effective)
1024 Mb GDDR5 (1250 MHz
5000 MHz effective)
2048 Mb GDDR5 (1000 MHz
4000 MHz effective)
4096 Mb DDR3 (900 MHz
1800 MHz effective)
2048 Mb GDDR5 (1000 MHz
4000 MHz effective)
Memory bus width128 bit128 bit128 bit128 bit128 bit
Memory bandwidth72.00 Gb/s80.00 Gb/s64.00 Gb/s28.80 Gb/s64.00 Gb/s
Release date13 Feb 201414 Apr 201513 Mar 201513 Mar 201513 Mar 2015

Benchmarks

3DMark 11

  • GeForce GT 740 OEM
    4610
  • GeForce GTX 950A
    4410
  • GeForce GTX 950M
    4410
  • GeForce GTX 950M Mac Edition
    4410
  • Radeon R7 250X
    4020

Points (higher is better)