RTX 4000 Ada Generation vs Radeon R7 250

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 250 with RTX 4000 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.

R7 250
2013
2 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
2.75

RTX 4000 Ada Generation outperforms R7 250 by a whopping 2235% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking80029
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.10no data
Power efficiency2.9534.45
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameOlandAD104
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date8 October 2013 (11 years ago)9 August 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$89 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores3846144
Core clock speedno data1500 MHz
Boost clock speed1050 MHz2175 MHz
Number of transistors950 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate25.20417.6
Floating-point processing power0.8064 TFLOPS26.73 TFLOPS
ROPs880
TMUs24192
Tensor Coresno data192
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Length168 mm245 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsN/A1x 16-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB20 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit160 Bit
Memory clock speed1150 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s360.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a
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.

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA-8.9

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 4000 Ada Generation 64.22
+2235%

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 4000 Ada Generation 24773
+2239%

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 HD20
−2150%
450−500
+2150%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.45no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−2100%
110−120
+2100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−2233%
210−220
+2233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Battlefield 5 4−5
−2150%
90−95
+2150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−2186%
160−170
+2186%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−2100%
110−120
+2100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−2100%
110−120
+2100%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−2186%
160−170
+2186%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−2043%
300−310
+2043%
Hitman 3 8−9
−2150%
180−190
+2150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−2043%
450−500
+2043%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−2186%
160−170
+2186%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−2233%
280−290
+2233%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−2137%
850−900
+2137%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−2233%
210−220
+2233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Battlefield 5 4−5
−2150%
90−95
+2150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−2186%
160−170
+2186%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−2100%
110−120
+2100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−2100%
110−120
+2100%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−2186%
160−170
+2186%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−2043%
300−310
+2043%
Hitman 3 8−9
−2150%
180−190
+2150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−2043%
450−500
+2043%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−2186%
160−170
+2186%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−2233%
280−290
+2233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−2043%
300−310
+2043%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−2137%
850−900
+2137%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−2233%
210−220
+2233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−2186%
160−170
+2186%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−2100%
110−120
+2100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−2100%
110−120
+2100%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−2043%
300−310
+2043%
Hitman 3 8−9
−2150%
180−190
+2150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−2043%
450−500
+2043%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−2233%
280−290
+2233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−2043%
300−310
+2043%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−2137%
850−900
+2137%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−2186%
160−170
+2186%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−2150%
90−95
+2150%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−2150%
90−95
+2150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−2150%
45−50
+2150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−2150%
45−50
+2150%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%
Hitman 3 8−9
−2150%
180−190
+2150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−2186%
160−170
+2186%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−2150%
45−50
+2150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
−2088%
350−400
+2088%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−2233%
140−150
+2233%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−2150%
45−50
+2150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−2150%
45−50
+2150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−2150%
90−95
+2150%

This is how R7 250 and RTX 4000 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4000 Ada Generation is 2150% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.75 64.22
Recency 8 October 2013 9 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 20 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 130 Watt

R7 250 has 73.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 4000 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 2235.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 900% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 4000 Ada Generation 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 RTX 4000 Ada Generation is a workstation one.


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

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AMD Radeon R7 250
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