AMD Radeon R7 250X videocard review

AMD Radeon R7 250X

Radeon R7 250X videocard released by AMD; release date: 13 February 2014. At the time of release, the videocard cost $99. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on GCN 1.0 microarchitecture codenamed Cape Verde.

Boost clock speed - 1000 MHz. Texture fill rate - 38 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 640. Floating-point performance - 1,216 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Transistors count - 1,500 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 80 Watt.

Memory type: GDDR5. Maximum RAM amount - 2 GB. Memory bus width - 128 Bit. Memory clock speed - 1625 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 96 GB/s.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
38714
2269
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1305
637
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
939.363 mPixels/s
32.187 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
14101.507 Frames/s
637.532 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
95.851 Frames/s
2.917 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
461.690 Frames/s
51.987 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
4429.590 mHash/s
151.805 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770 Frames
3916 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823 Frames
3716 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225 Frames
3358 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770.000 Fps
3916.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823.000 Fps
3716.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225.000 Fps
3358.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike
Graphics Score
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
36540
0
Name Value
PassMark - G3D Mark 2269
PassMark - G2D Mark 637
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 32.187 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 637.532 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 2.917 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 51.987 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 151.805 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 3916 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3716 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3358 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 3916.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3716.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3358.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0
Code name Cape Verde
Design AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch date 13 February 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $99
Place in performance rating 660
Price now $260.70
Type Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 11.25

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1000 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,216 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm
Pipelines 640
Stream Processors 640
Texture fill rate 38 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt
Transistor count 1,500 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCIe 3.0
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 210 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1625 MHz
Memory type GDDR5

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync