AMD Radeon R5 310 OEM vs AMD Radeon R7 250

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R5 310 OEM and AMD Radeon R7 250 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon R5 310 OEM

AMD Radeon R7 250

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R5 310 OEM

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 75 Watt
Around 57% higher memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 1150 MHz
Around 93% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 545 vs 283

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 May 2015 vs 8 October 2013
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 75 Watt
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz vs 1150 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	545 vs 283

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 250

3.6x more texture fill rate: 22.4 GTexel / s vs 6.2 GTexel / s
2.4x more pipelines: 384 vs 160
2.9x better floating-point performance: 716.8 gflops vs 248.0 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
3.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1045 vs 332
9.8x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 7533 vs 770
10.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 20.161 vs 2.002
2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 304.279 vs 110.092
7.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.655 vs 0.228
5.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 30.046 vs 5.678
4.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 96.934 vs 23.621

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	22.4 GTexel / s vs 6.2 GTexel / s
Pipelines	384 vs 160
Floating-point performance	716.8 gflops vs 248.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1045 vs 332
Geekbench - OpenCL	7533 vs 770
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	20.161 vs 2.002
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	304.279 vs 110.092
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.655 vs 0.228
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	30.046 vs 5.678
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	96.934 vs 23.621

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R5 310 OEM
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 250

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

545

283

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

332

1045

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

770

7533

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.002

20.161

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

110.092

304.279

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

0.228

1.655

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5.678

30.046

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

23.621

96.934

Name	AMD Radeon R5 310 OEM	AMD Radeon R7 250
PassMark - G2D Mark	545	283
PassMark - G3D Mark	332	1045
Geekbench - OpenCL	770	7533
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.002	20.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	110.092	304.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.228	1.655
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.678	30.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	23.621	96.934
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2179
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3170
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2179
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3170
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R5 310 OEM	AMD Radeon R7 250
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale 2	GCN 1.0
Code name	Caicos	Oland
Launch date	5 May 2015	8 October 2013
Place in performance rating	1096	1098
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Design		AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch price (MSRP)		$89
Price now		$78.34
Value for money (0-100)		27.62
Technical info
Core clock speed	775 MHz
Floating-point performance	248.0 gflops	716.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	160	384
Texture fill rate	6.2 GTexel / s	22.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	75 Watt
Transistor count	370 million	1,040 million
Boost clock speed		1050 MHz
Stream Processors		384
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	168 mm	168 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None	N / A
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
API support
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12
OpenGL	4.4	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB / s	72 GB/s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	1150 MHz
Memory type	DDR3	DDR3 / GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync