Radeon RX 5700 XT vs R7 250X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 250X and Radeon RX 5700 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R7 250X
2014
2 GB GDDR5, 80 Watt
5.90

RX 5700 XT outperforms R7 250X by a whopping 627% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking59690
Place by popularitynot in top-10054
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.6346.36
Power efficiency5.0913.14
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameCape VerdeNavi 10
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date13 February 2014 (10 years ago)7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$99 $399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5700 XT has 7259% better value for money than R7 250X.

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 cores6402560
Core clock speedno data1605 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1905 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt225 Watt
Texture fill rate38.00304.8
Floating-point processing power1.216 TFLOPS9.754 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs40160

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 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length210 mm272 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1625 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s448.0 GB/s

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, 2x mini-DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Eyefinity+-
HDMI++

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
DDMA audio+no data
VR Readyno data+
Multi Monitorno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan-+

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 250X 5.90
RX 5700 XT 42.87
+627%

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 250X 2268
RX 5700 XT 16475
+626%

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 250X 2860
RX 5700 XT 26189
+816%

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 HD16−18
−694%
127
+694%
1440p10−12
−670%
77
+670%
4K6−7
−700%
48
+700%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.19
−96.9%
3.14
+96.9%
1440p9.90
−91.1%
5.18
+91.1%
4K16.50
−98.5%
8.31
+98.5%
  • RX 5700 XT has 97% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 5700 XT has 91% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 5700 XT has 98% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 93
+0%
93
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+0%
78
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 93
+0%
93
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 76
+0%
76
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 82
+0%
82
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 234
+0%
234
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 130
+0%
130
+0%
Metro Exodus 156
+0%
156
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 115
+0%
115
+0%
Valorant 190
+0%
190
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 194
+0%
194
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 64
+0%
64
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 72
+0%
72
+0%
Dota 2 127
+0%
127
+0%
Far Cry 5 57
+0%
57
+0%
Fortnite 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 193
+0%
193
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110
+0%
110
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 145
+0%
145
+0%
Metro Exodus 111
+0%
111
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 246
+0%
246
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 66
+0%
66
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Valorant 112
+0%
112
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 81
+0%
81
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 57
+0%
57
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 63
+0%
63
+0%
Dota 2 103
+0%
103
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 171
+0%
171
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 104
+0%
104
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Valorant 159
+0%
159
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 79
+0%
79
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 79
+0%
79
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 42
+0%
42
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80
+0%
80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 36
+0%
36
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
+0%
39
+0%
Far Cry 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 119
+0%
119
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 72
+0%
72
+0%
Metro Exodus 104
+0%
104
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Valorant 119
+0%
119
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 28
+0%
28
+0%
Dota 2 79
+0%
79
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 79
+0%
79
+0%
Metro Exodus 35
+0%
35
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
+0%
27
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 79
+0%
79
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 52
+0%
52
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 17
+0%
17
+0%
Dota 2 93
+0%
93
+0%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Fortnite 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 71
+0%
71
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 37
+0%
37
+0%
Valorant 62
+0%
62
+0%

This is how R7 250X and RX 5700 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 5700 XT is 694% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5700 XT is 670% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5700 XT is 700% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.90 42.87
Recency 13 February 2014 7 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 225 Watt

R7 250X has 181.3% lower power consumption.

RX 5700 XT, on the other hand, has a 626.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5700 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 250X in performance tests.


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