Radeon R7 250E vs RX 5500 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5500 XT and Radeon R7 250E, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 5500 XT
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 130 Watt
23.68
+442%

RX 5500 XT outperforms R7 250E by a whopping 442% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking231665
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation49.101.14
Power efficiency13.145.73
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameNavi 14Cape Verde
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 December 2019 (4 years ago)20 December 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$169 $109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5500 XT has 4207% better value for money than R7 250E.

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 cores1408512
Core clock speed1607 MHz800 MHz
Boost clock speed1845 MHzno data
Number of transistors6,400 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt55 Watt
Texture fill rate162.425.60
Floating-point processing power5.196 TFLOPS0.8192 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs8832

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 4.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Length180 mm168 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s72 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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model6.55.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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.

RX 5500 XT 23.68
+442%
R7 250E 4.37

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.

RX 5500 XT 14305
+626%
R7 250E 1970

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 HD78
+457%
14−16
−457%
1440p42
+500%
7−8
−500%
4K24
+500%
4−5
−500%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 78
+457%
14−16
−457%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+478%
9−10
−478%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 72
+500%
12−14
−500%
Battlefield 5 75−80
+457%
14−16
−457%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+500%
8−9
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 61
+510%
10−11
−510%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+450%
10−11
−450%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+520%
10−11
−520%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+483%
24−27
−483%
Hitman 3 64
+540%
10−11
−540%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+511%
18−20
−511%
Metro Exodus 132
+450%
24−27
−450%
Red Dead Redemption 2 108
+500%
18−20
−500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+471%
14−16
−471%
Watch Dogs: Legion 202
+477%
35−40
−477%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 66
+450%
12−14
−450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 58
+480%
10−11
−480%
Battlefield 5 75−80
+457%
14−16
−457%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+500%
8−9
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 45
+463%
8−9
−463%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+450%
10−11
−450%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+520%
10−11
−520%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+483%
24−27
−483%
Hitman 3 62
+520%
10−11
−520%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+511%
18−20
−511%
Metro Exodus 94
+488%
16−18
−488%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+520%
10−11
−520%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 108
+500%
18−20
−500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+478%
9−10
−478%
Watch Dogs: Legion 202
+477%
35−40
−477%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+478%
9−10
−478%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 49
+444%
9−10
−444%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+500%
8−9
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+471%
7−8
−471%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+450%
10−11
−450%
Forza Horizon 4 56
+460%
10−11
−460%
Hitman 3 55
+450%
10−11
−450%
Horizon Zero Dawn 87
+444%
16−18
−444%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 95
+494%
16−18
−494%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 58
+480%
10−11
−480%
Watch Dogs: Legion 36
+500%
6−7
−500%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 76
+443%
14−16
−443%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+463%
8−9
−463%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+500%
6−7
−500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+525%
4−5
−525%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 37
+517%
6−7
−517%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+575%
4−5
−575%
Cyberpunk 2077 20
+567%
3−4
−567%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+575%
4−5
−575%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+463%
24−27
−463%
Hitman 3 36
+500%
6−7
−500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65
+550%
10−11
−550%
Metro Exodus 60
+500%
10−11
−500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 66
+450%
12−14
−450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+480%
5−6
−480%
Watch Dogs: Legion 184
+513%
30−33
−513%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 49
+444%
9−10
−444%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+475%
4−5
−475%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Hitman 3 26
+550%
4−5
−550%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+481%
21−24
−481%
Metro Exodus 37
+517%
6−7
−517%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
+520%
5−6
−520%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 19
+533%
3−4
−533%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Cyberpunk 2077 8
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Forza Horizon 4 21
+600%
3−4
−600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 38
+443%
7−8
−443%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14
+600%
2−3
−600%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24
+500%
4−5
−500%

This is how RX 5500 XT and R7 250E compete in popular games:

  • RX 5500 XT is 457% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5500 XT is 500% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5500 XT is 500% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.68 4.37
Recency 12 December 2019 20 December 2013
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 55 Watt

RX 5500 XT has a 441.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

R7 250E, on the other hand, has 136.4% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 5500 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 250E in performance tests.


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