ATI Radeon HD 4250 vs R7 350

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 350 and Radeon HD 4250, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R7 350
2016
2 GB GDDR5, 55 Watt
4.82
+1685%

R7 350 outperforms ATI HD 4250 by a whopping 1685% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6161327
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.920.85
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameCape VerdeRV620
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 July 2016 (8 years ago)25 February 2009 (16 years ago)

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 cores51240
Core clock speed800 MHz594 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million181 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt25 Watt
Texture fill rate25.602.376
Floating-point processing power0.8192 TFLOPS0.04752 TFLOPS
ROPs164
TMUs324

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5DDR2
Maximum RAM amount2 GB512 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz396 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s6.336 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 DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.2.131N/A

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
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2−3
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Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
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1−2
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Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
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2−3
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Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
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1−2
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Forza Horizon 4 3−4
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3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+0%
7−8
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Valorant 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12−14
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12−14
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Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
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Dota 2 10−11
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10−11
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Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
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7−8
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
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4−5
+0%
Valorant 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
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3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Valorant 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 0−1 0−1

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
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Valorant 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 28 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.82 0.27
Recency 6 July 2016 25 February 2009
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 25 Watt

R7 350 has a 1685.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

ATI HD 4250, on the other hand, has 120% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R7 350 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4250 in performance tests.

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