Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) vs R7 250

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 250 with Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge), including specs and performance data.

R7 250
2013
2 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
2.74
+39.8%

R7 250 outperforms R7 (Bristol Ridge) by a considerable 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking803901
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.10no data
Power efficiency2.892.99
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)GCN 1.2 (2016)
GPU code nameOlandBristol Ridge
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Designreferenceno data
Release date8 October 2013 (11 years ago)1 June 2016 (8 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 cores384512
Boost clock speed1050 MHz900 MHz
Number of transistors950 million2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt12-45 Watt
Texture fill rate25.20no data
Floating-point processing power0.8064 TFLOPSno data
ROPs8no data
TMUs24no data

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 sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8no data
Length168 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsN/Ano 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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bit64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed1150 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth72 GB/sno data
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 VGAno data
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 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data

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 2.74
+39.8%
R7 (Bristol Ridge) 1.96

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 1055
+39.9%
R7 (Bristol Ridge) 754

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
+49.8%
R7 (Bristol Ridge) 1852

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

R7 250 12581
+126%
R7 (Bristol Ridge) 5568

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
+112%
R7 (Bristol Ridge) 1013

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
+184%
R7 (Bristol Ridge) 5311

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

R7 250 27
+97.1%
R7 (Bristol Ridge) 14

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 HD21
+61.5%
13
−61.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.24no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+23.5%
16−18
−23.5%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+8.6%
35−40
−8.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+23.5%
16−18
−23.5%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−7.1%
15
+7.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+8.6%
35−40
−8.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+23.5%
16−18
−23.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+8.6%
35−40
−8.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

This is how R7 250 and R7 (Bristol Ridge) compete in popular games:

  • R7 250 is 62% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R7 250 is 300% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R7 (Bristol Ridge) is 7% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R7 250 is ahead in 47 tests (89%)
  • R7 (Bristol Ridge) is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • there's a draw in 5 tests (9%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.74 1.96
Recency 8 October 2013 1 June 2016
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 12 Watt

R7 250 has a 39.8% higher aggregate performance score.

R7 (Bristol Ridge), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 525% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R7 250 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 250 is a desktop card while Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) is a notebook one.


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AMD Radeon R7 250
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