AMD Radeon R7 250
The AMD Radeon R7 250 is a low-end graphics card for desktop PCs, that has been presented in October 2013. It is based on the "Oland" GPU and manufactured in 28 nanometers. The card offers 384 shader units and an 128-bit memory interface (1 GB GDDR5, 74 GB/s). There are also some significantly slower versions with DDR3 memory.
Architecture
The R7 250 uses the same chip as the older Radeon HD 8570 and 8670. Oland is based on the GCN architecture and offers 384 shaders, 24 TMUs and 8 ROPs. Compared to the HD 8670, the R7 250 clocks slightly higher at 1050 MHz for the Core (max. Boost) and 1150 MHz (4600 MHz effective) for the GDDR5 memory. JThe R7 250 supports DirectX 12 (FL 11_1), but lacks the new Trueaudio feature.
Performance
Depending on game and settings, the performance of the Radeon R7 250 is similar to the Nvidia GeForce GTX 650. Therefore, the card is on par with fast mid-range GPUs of the notebook segment, such as the GeForce GT 755M. Recent games (as of 2013) can be played fluently in 1366 x 768 pixels and medium or high settings. In some older or less demanding games, higher resolutions or additional AA/AF are possible.
Features
The R7 250 supports well-known features like Eyefinity (max. 2 displays), but also some innovations such as a new turbo mode. Depending on power consumption and temperature, the core can be boosted up to 1050 MHz. However, there is no offical base clock respectively a lower limit.
Power Consumption
Thanks to dynamic clock adjustments and the Zero Core technology, the R7 250 is very energy efficient while idle. Under load, the card is rated at a typical power consumption of 65 watts.
Codename | Oland XT |
Architecture | GCN |
Pipelines | 384 - unified |
Core Speed | 1050 MHz |
Memory Speed | 1800 - 4600 MHz |
Memory Bus Width | 128 Bit |
Memory Type | DDR3, GDDR5 |
Max. Amount of Memory | 2048 MB |
Shared Memory | no |
API | DirectX 12 (FL 11_1), Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.3 |
Power Consumption | 65 Watt |
Transistor Count | 1 Billion |
technology | 28 nm |
Features | Mantle, App Acceleration, CrossFire, PowerTune, ZeroCore, HD3D |
Date of Announcement | 01.10.2013 |
Information | PCI-E 3.0, HDMI mit 4K-Support |
Link to Manufacturer Page | http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/g... |
Benchmarks
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
8.1 pt (8%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
12202 Points (13%)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB -1%
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
15080 Points (5%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
2051 Points (4%)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB -7%
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
2145 Points (3%)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB -2%
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
129924 Points (17%)
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
3148 Points (5%)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB -5%
AMD Radeon HD 6790 2%
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
2775 Points (3%)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB 1%
AMD Radeon HD 6790 4%
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3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
12581 Points (4%)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB -3%
ATI Radeon HD 5850 5%
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3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
10708 Points (6%)
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3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +16215 Points (22%)
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3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 |
Desktop-PC (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024) | 3770K | Radeon R7 250 1050 / 1150 MHz 1 GB | 8 GB | 16215 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti -4%
ATI Radeon HD 5850 -4%
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 -1%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 2%
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Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 DX 11
27.4 fps (9%)
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Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
38 fps (7%)
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ATI Radeon HD 5770 -3%
ATI Radeon HD 5850 -1%
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SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
9.2 fps (7%)
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ATI Radeon HD 5770 -8%
ATI Radeon HD 5850 8%
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specvp11 tcvis-02 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
7.5 fps (13%)
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ATI Radeon HD 5770 1%
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specvp11 sw-02 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
28.1 fps (34%)
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ATI Radeon HD 5770 -3%
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specvp11 proe-05 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
3.4 fps (14%)
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specvp11 maya-03 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
15 fps (11%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 -90%
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specvp11 lightwave-01 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
31.1 fps (33%)
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ATI Radeon HD 5770 4%
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specvp11 ensight-04 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
25.6 fps (12%)
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specvp11 catia-03 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
9.5 fps (12%)
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ATI Radeon HD 5770 -8%
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Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
7.3 Points (92%)
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Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
7.3 Points (92%)
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 -22%
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB 28%
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