AMD Radeon RX 560 vs AMD Radeon R7 250

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 560 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.

AMD Radeon RX 560

AMD Radeon R7 250

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 560

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 14% higher boost clock speed: 1200-1275 MHz vs 1050 MHz
3642.9x more texture fill rate: 81.60 GTexel/s vs 22.4 GTexel / s
2.7x more pipelines: 1024 vs 384
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
6.1x more memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 1150 MHz
3.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3657 vs 1051
Around 72% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 486 vs 283
7.7x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 57671 vs 7525
2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 56.81 vs 20.161
2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 775.281 vs 304.279
2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.602 vs 1.655
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 64.428 vs 30.046
2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 257.062 vs 96.934
3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6571 vs 2179
Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3688 vs 3170
3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6571 vs 2179
Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3688 vs 3170

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 April 2017 vs 8 October 2013
Boost clock speed	1200-1275 MHz vs 1050 MHz
Texture fill rate	81.60 GTexel/s vs 22.4 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1024 vs 384
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz vs 1150 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3657 vs 1051
PassMark - G2D Mark	486 vs 283
Geekbench - OpenCL	57671 vs 7525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	56.81 vs 20.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	775.281 vs 304.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.602 vs 1.655
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	64.428 vs 30.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	257.062 vs 96.934
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6571 vs 2179
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3688 vs 3170
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6571 vs 2179
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3688 vs 3170

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 250

275.7x better floating-point performance: 716.8 gflops vs 2.6 TFLOPs
Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 60-80 Watt

Specifications (specs)
Floating-point performance	716.8 gflops vs 2.6 TFLOPs
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt vs 60-80 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356 vs 3352
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356 vs 3352

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 560
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 250

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3657

1051

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

486

283

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

57671

7525

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

56.81

20.161

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

775.281

304.279

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.602

1.655

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

64.428

30.046

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

257.062

96.934

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6571

2179

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3688

3170

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3352

3356

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6571

2179

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3688

3170

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3352

3356

Name	AMD Radeon RX 560	AMD Radeon R7 250
PassMark - G3D Mark	3657	1051
PassMark - G2D Mark	486	283
Geekbench - OpenCL	57671	7525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	56.81	20.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	775.281	304.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.602	1.655
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	64.428	30.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	257.062	96.934
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6571	2179
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3688	3170
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3352	3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6571	2179
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3688	3170
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3352	3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1774	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX 560	AMD Radeon R7 250
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Polaris 21	Oland
Design	Radeon RX 500 Series	AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
GCN generation	4th Gen
Launch date	18 April 2017	8 October 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$99	$89
Place in performance rating	513	1087
Price now	$104.99	$78.34
Type	Desktop, Laptop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	54.35	27.62
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1200-1275 MHz	1050 MHz
Compute units	14/16
Core clock speed	1090-1175 MHz
Floating-point performance	2.6 TFLOPs	716.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1024	384
Pixel fill rate	20.40 GP/s
Render output units	16
Stream Processors	896/1024	384
Texture fill rate	81.60 GTexel/s	22.4 GTexel / s
Texture Units	64
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60-80 Watt	75 Watt
Transistor count	3,000 million	1,040 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bridgeless CrossFire
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	170 mm	168 mm
Recommended system power (PSU)	450 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	None	N / A
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenCL	2.0
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	72 GB/s
Memory bus width	128 bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	1150 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3 / GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support
LiquidVR
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
DDMA audio