GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile vs Radeon R7 250

Place in the ranking	800	207
Place by popularity	not in top-100	88
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.10	no data
Power efficiency	2.95	24.44
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Oland	GA106
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	8 October 2013 (11 years ago)	11 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$89	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	384	2560
Core clock speed	no data	735 MHz
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz	1035 MHz
Number of transistors	950 million	13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	25.20	82.80
Floating-point processing power	0.8064 TFLOPS	5.299 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	48
TMUs	24	80
Tensor Cores	no data	80
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	20

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	no data	large
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	168 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	N/A	no data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1150 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	192.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	No outputs
HDMI	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration	+	-
CrossFire	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
DDMA audio	+	no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.2
CUDA	-	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

R7 250 2.75

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 26.30
+856%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

R7 250 1059

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 10144
+858%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

R7 250 2775

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 18057
+551%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

R7 250 2145

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 13360
+523%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

R7 250 15080

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 72925
+384%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	20 −270%	74 +270%
1440p	4−5 −1000%	44 +1000%
4K	2−3 −1250%	27 +1250%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.45	no data
1440p	22.25	no data
4K	44.50	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6

−1140%

62
+1140%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −511%	55−60 +511%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −5900%	60 +5900%
Battlefield 5	4−5 −1950%	80−85 +1950%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −629%	50−55 +629%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1080%	59 +1080%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −1060%	55−60 +1060%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −829%	65−70 +829%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −943%	140−150 +943%
Hitman 3	8−9 −900%	80 +900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −448%	110−120 +448%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −4667%	143 +4667%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −1300%	98 +1300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −608%	85−90 +608%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −508%	231 +508%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −511%	55−60 +511%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −3400%	35 +3400%
Battlefield 5	4−5 −1950%	80−85 +1950%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −629%	50−55 +629%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −800%	45 +800%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −1060%	55−60 +1060%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −829%	65−70 +829%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −943%	140−150 +943%
Hitman 3	8−9 −863%	77 +863%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −448%	110−120 +448%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −3700%	114 +3700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −1014%	78 +1014%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −775%	105 +775%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −286%	50−55 +286%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −434%	203 +434%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −511%	55−60 +511%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −2500%	26 +2500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −629%	50−55 +629%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −700%	40 +700%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −1060%	55−60 +1060%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −943%	140−150 +943%
Hitman 3	8−9 −738%	67 +738%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −338%	92 +338%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −650%	90 +650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −257%	50 +257%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +35.7%	28 −35.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8

−1057%

81
+1057%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −1075%	45−50 +1075%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −850%	35−40 +850%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −1200%	24−27 +1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −1300%	27−30 +1300%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −2100%	22 +2100%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −867%	27−30 +867%
Hitman 3	8−9 −475%	46 +475%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −886%	69 +886%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −1450%	30−35 +1450%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −769%	139 +769%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

−833%

56
+833%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −2400%	24−27 +2400%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −850%	18−20 +850%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −650%	14−16 +650%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −1200%	12−14 +1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	30−35
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	10

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−625%

29
+625%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	26 +0%	26 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Metro Exodus	60 +0%	60 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	61 +0%	61 +0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3	20 +0%	20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Metro Exodus	47 +0%	47 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	29 +0%	29 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	10 +0%	10 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	34 +0%	34 +0%

This is how R7 250 and RTX 3050 Ti Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 270% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 1000% faster in 1440p
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 1250% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R7 250 is 36% faster.
in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 5900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

R7 250 is ahead in 1 test (1%)
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is ahead in 59 tests (84%)
there's a draw in 10 tests (14%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.75	26.30
Recency	8 October 2013	11 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile has a 856.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 250 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 250 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.