AMD Radeon R7 250X vs AMD Radeon HD 7950 Mac Edition
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 250X and AMD Radeon HD 7950 Mac Edition 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 250X
- Videocard is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
- 2.5x lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 200 Watt
| Launch date | 13 February 2014 vs 7 March 2013 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 80 Watt vs 200 Watt |
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7950 Mac Edition
- 2.4x more texture fill rate: 89.6 GTexel / s vs 38 GTexel / s
- 2.8x more pipelines: 1792 vs 640
- 2.4x better floating-point performance: 2,867 gflops vs 1,216 gflops
- Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 3 GB vs 2 GB
- 3.1x more memory clock speed: 5000 MHz vs 1625 MHz
- 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 67.802 vs 32.22
- Around 93% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1230.769 vs 638.532
- Around 57% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 81.68 vs 51.987
- 2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 370.179 vs 151.963
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Texture fill rate | 89.6 GTexel / s vs 38 GTexel / s |
| Pipelines | 1792 vs 640 |
| Floating-point performance | 2,867 gflops vs 1,216 gflops |
| Maximum memory size | 3 GB vs 2 GB |
| Memory clock speed | 5000 MHz vs 1625 MHz |
| Benchmarks | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 67.802 vs 32.22 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 1230.769 vs 638.532 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 81.68 vs 51.987 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 370.179 vs 151.963 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 250X
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 7950 Mac Edition
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) |
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| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) |
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| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) |
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| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) |
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| Name | AMD Radeon R7 250X | AMD Radeon HD 7950 Mac Edition |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 2269 | |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 637 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 32.22 | 67.802 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 638.532 | 1230.769 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 2.963 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 51.987 | 81.68 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 151.963 | 370.179 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 3916 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3716 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3358 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 3916 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3716 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3358 | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 0 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Radeon R7 250X | AMD Radeon HD 7950 Mac Edition | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | GCN 1.0 |
| Code name | Cape Verde | Tahiti |
| Design | AMD Radeon R7 200 Series | |
| Launch date | 13 February 2014 | 7 March 2013 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $99 | $449 |
| Place in performance rating | 664 | 666 |
| Price now | $260.70 | |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Value for money (0-100) | 11.25 | |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | |
| Floating-point performance | 1,216 gflops | 2,867 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Pipelines | 640 | 1792 |
| Stream Processors | 640 | |
| Texture fill rate | 38 GTexel / s | 89.6 GTexel / s |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 80 Watt | 200 Watt |
| Transistor count | 1,500 million | 4,313 million |
| Core clock speed | 800 MHz | |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 210 mm | 279 mm |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1 x 6-pin | 2x 6-pin |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12 | 12.0 (11_1) |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 96 GB/s | 240.0 GB / s |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1625 MHz | 5000 MHz |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
Technologies |
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