AMD Radeon R7 250 vs AMD Radeon HD 7470 OEM

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 250 and AMD Radeon HD 7470 OEM 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.

AMD Radeon R7 250

AMD Radeon HD 7470 OEM

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 250

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
3.7x more texture fill rate: 22.4 GTexel / s vs 6 GTexel / s
2.4x more pipelines: 384 vs 160
3x better floating-point performance: 716.8 gflops vs 240.0 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
3.6x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1051 vs 289
Around 86% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 283 vs 152
9.5x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 7525 vs 790
4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2179 vs 540
3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3170 vs 1044
Around 97% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3356 vs 1702
4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2179 vs 540
3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3170 vs 1044
Around 97% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3356 vs 1702

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 October 2013 vs 5 January 2012
Texture fill rate	22.4 GTexel / s vs 6 GTexel / s
Pipelines	384 vs 160
Floating-point performance	716.8 gflops vs 240.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1051 vs 289
PassMark - G2D Mark	283 vs 152
Geekbench - OpenCL	7525 vs 790
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2179 vs 540
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3170 vs 1044
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356 vs 1702
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2179 vs 540
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3170 vs 1044
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356 vs 1702

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7470 OEM

2.8x lower typical power consumption: 27 Watt vs 75 Watt
3.1x more memory clock speed: 3600 MHz vs 1150 MHz

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	27 Watt vs 75 Watt
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz vs 1150 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 250
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 7470 OEM

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1051

289

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

283

152

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

7525

790

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2179

540

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3170

1044

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

1702

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2179

540

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3170

1044

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

1702

Name	AMD Radeon R7 250	AMD Radeon HD 7470 OEM
PassMark - G3D Mark	1051	289
PassMark - G2D Mark	283	152
Geekbench - OpenCL	7525	790
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	20.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	304.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.655
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	30.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	96.934
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2179	540
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3170	1044
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356	1702
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2179	540
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3170	1044
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356	1702
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	0	437

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R7 250	AMD Radeon HD 7470 OEM
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	TeraScale 2
Code name	Oland	Caicos
Design	AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch date	8 October 2013	5 January 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$89
Place in performance rating	1087	1491
Price now	$78.34
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	27.62
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz
Floating-point performance	716.8 gflops	240.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	384	160
Stream Processors	384
Texture fill rate	22.4 GTexel / s	6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	27 Watt
Transistor count	1,040 million	370 million
Core clock speed		750 MHz
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	168 mm	168 mm
Supplementary power connectors	N / A	None
API support
DirectX	12	11.2 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1150 MHz	3600 MHz
Memory type	DDR3 / GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Technologies
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync