AMD Radeon R7 250X vs AMD FirePro D300

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 250X and AMD FirePro D300 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, 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, Geekbench - OpenCL.

AMD Radeon R7 250X

AMD FirePro D300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 250X

Around 88% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3716 vs 3397
Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3716 vs 3397

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3716 vs 3397
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358 vs 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3716 vs 3397
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358 vs 3351

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro D300

Around 79% higher texture fill rate: 68 GTexel / s vs 38 GTexel / s
2x more pipelines: 1280 vs 640
Around 79% better floating-point performance: 2,176 gflops vs 1,216 gflops
3.1x more memory clock speed: 5080 MHz vs 1625 MHz
Around 59% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 51.183 vs 32.22
Around 87% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1192.547 vs 638.532
Around 76% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 5.209 vs 2.963
Around 51% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 78.541 vs 51.987
Around 59% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 242.179 vs 151.963
Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6054 vs 3916
Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6054 vs 3916

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	68 GTexel / s vs 38 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1280 vs 640
Floating-point performance	2,176 gflops vs 1,216 gflops
Memory clock speed	5080 MHz vs 1625 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	51.183 vs 32.22
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1192.547 vs 638.532
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	5.209 vs 2.963
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	78.541 vs 51.987
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	242.179 vs 151.963
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6054 vs 3916
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6054 vs 3916

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 250X
GPU 2: AMD FirePro D300

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

32.22

51.183

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

638.532

1192.547

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.963

5.209

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

51.987

78.541

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

151.963

242.179

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3916

6054

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3716

3397

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3351

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3916

6054

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3716

3397

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3351

Name	AMD Radeon R7 250X	AMD FirePro D300
PassMark - G3D Mark	2269
PassMark - G2D Mark	637
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	32.22	51.183
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	638.532	1192.547
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.963	5.209
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	51.987	78.541
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	151.963	242.179
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3916	6054
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3716	3397
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358	3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3916	6054
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3716	3397
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358	3351
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	0
Geekbench - OpenCL		19872

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R7 250X	AMD FirePro D300
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Cape Verde	Pitcairn
Design	AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch date	13 February 2014	18 January 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$99
Place in performance rating	659	660
Price now	$260.70
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Value for money (0-100)	11.25
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,216 gflops	2,176 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	640	1280
Stream Processors	640
Texture fill rate	38 GTexel / s	68 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	150 Watt
Transistor count	1,500 million	2,800 million
Core clock speed		850 MHz
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	4x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	210 mm	242 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12	12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	162.6 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1625 MHz	5080 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync