Radeon RX 7800 XT vs R7 250X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 250X and Radeon RX 7800 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R7 250X
2014
2 GB GDDR5, 80 Watt
5.88

RX 7800 XT outperforms R7 250X by a whopping 973% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking59030
Place by popularitynot in top-10084
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.6367.95
Power efficiency5.1316.73
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameCape VerdeNavi 32
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date13 February 2014 (10 years ago)25 August 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$99 $499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7800 XT has 10686% 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 cores6403840
Core clock speedno data1295 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz2430 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt263 Watt
Texture fill rate38.00583.2
Floating-point processing power1.216 TFLOPS37.32 TFLOPS
ROPs1696
TMUs40240
Ray Tracing Coresno data60

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 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin2x 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 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1625 MHz2438 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s624.1 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, 2x mini-DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
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

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.2
Vulkan-1.3

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 5.88
RX 7800 XT 63.11
+973%

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 7800 XT 24347
+974%

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 7800 XT 49707
+1638%

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 HD18−21
−1111%
218
+1111%
1440p10−12
−1120%
122
+1120%
4K6−7
−1117%
73
+1117%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.502.29
1440p9.904.09
4K16.506.84

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 258
+0%
258
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 178
+0%
178
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 222
+0%
222
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 193
+0%
193
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 261
+0%
261
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 181
+0%
181
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 161
+0%
161
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 398
+0%
398
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 130
+0%
130
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 158
+0%
158
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 148
+0%
148
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 222
+0%
222
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 274
+0%
274
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 340
+0%
340
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 200
+0%
200
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 145
+0%
145
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 119
+0%
119
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 124
+0%
124
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 97
+0%
97
+0%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Hitman 3 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 217
+0%
217
+0%
Metro Exodus 148
+0%
148
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 243
+0%
243
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 147
+0%
147
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Hitman 3 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 118
+0%
118
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 89
+0%
89
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 72
+0%
72
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 44
+0%
44
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 164
+0%
164
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130
+0%
130
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 67
+0%
67
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

This is how R7 250X and RX 7800 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 7800 XT is 1111% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7800 XT is 1120% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7800 XT is 1117% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.88 63.11
Recency 13 February 2014 25 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 263 Watt

R7 250X has 228.8% lower power consumption.

RX 7800 XT, on the other hand, has a 973.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7800 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 250X in performance tests.


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AMD Radeon R7 250X
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