AMD Radeon R5 430 OEM vs AMD Radeon R7 250

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R5 430 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 - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R5 430 OEM

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 75 Watt
  • Around 57% higher memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 1150 MHz
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 304 vs 283
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 30 June 2016 vs 8 October 2013
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt vs 75 Watt
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz vs 1150 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 304 vs 283

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 250

  • Around 35% higher boost clock speed: 1050 MHz vs 780 MHz
  • Around 20% higher texture fill rate: 22.4 GTexel / s vs 18.72 GTexel / s
  • Around 20% better floating-point performance: 716.8 gflops vs 599.0 gflops
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1051 vs 896
  • Around 32% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 7525 vs 5684
  • Around 66% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 20.161 vs 12.111
  • Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 304.279 vs 253.178
  • Around 37% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.655 vs 1.211
  • Around 26% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 30.046 vs 23.777
  • Around 32% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 96.934 vs 73.506
  • Around 32% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2179 vs 1645
  • Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3170 vs 2426
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3356 vs 1677
  • Around 32% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2179 vs 1645
  • Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3170 vs 2426
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3356 vs 1677
Specifications (specs)
Boost clock speed 1050 MHz vs 780 MHz
Texture fill rate 22.4 GTexel / s vs 18.72 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 716.8 gflops vs 599.0 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1051 vs 896
Geekbench - OpenCL 7525 vs 5684
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 20.161 vs 12.111
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 304.279 vs 253.178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.655 vs 1.211
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 30.046 vs 23.777
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 96.934 vs 73.506
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2179 vs 1645
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3170 vs 2426
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 vs 1677
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2179 vs 1645
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3170 vs 2426
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 vs 1677

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R5 430 OEM
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 250

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
896
1051
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
304
283
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
5684
7525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12.111
20.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
253.178
304.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.211
1.655
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
23.777
30.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
73.506
96.934
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1645
2179
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2426
3170
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1677
3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1645
2179
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2426
3170
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1677
3356
Name AMD Radeon R5 430 OEM AMD Radeon R7 250
PassMark - G3D Mark 896 1051
PassMark - G2D Mark 304 283
Geekbench - OpenCL 5684 7525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 12.111 20.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 253.178 304.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.211 1.655
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 23.777 30.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 73.506 96.934
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1645 2179
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2426 3170
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1677 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1645 2179
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2426 3170
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1677 3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R5 430 OEM AMD Radeon R7 250

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Oland Oland
Launch date 30 June 2016 8 October 2013
Place in performance rating 1199 1087
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

Boost clock speed 780 MHz 1050 MHz
Core clock speed 730 MHz
Floating-point performance 599.0 gflops 716.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 384
Texture fill rate 18.72 GTexel / s 22.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt 75 Watt
Transistor count 1,040 million 1,040 million
Stream Processors 384

Video outputs and ports

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

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None N / A
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Length 168 mm

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_1) 12
OpenGL 4.5 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB / s 72 GB/s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 1150 MHz
Memory type DDR3 DDR3 / GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

AppAcceleration
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync