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AMD Radeon R7 250X

Graphics Processor
Cape Verde
Cores
640
TMUs
40
ROPs
16
Memory Size
1024 MB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Bus Width
128 bit
GPU Chip
GPU
The Radeon R7 250X was a mid-range graphics card by AMD, launched on February 13th, 2014. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the Cape Verde graphics processor, in its Cape Verde XT variant, the card supports DirectX 12. Even though it supports DirectX 12, the feature level is only 11_1, which can be problematic with newer DirectX 12 titles. The Cape Verde graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 123 mm² and 1,500 million transistors. It features 640 shading units, 40 texture mapping units, and 16 ROPs. AMD has paired 1,024 MB GDDR5 memory with the Radeon R7 250X, which are connected using a 128-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 950 MHz, memory is running at 1125 MHz (4.5 Gbps effective).
Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon R7 250X draws power from 1x 6-pin power connector, with power draw rated at 80 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2. Radeon R7 250X is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card measures 210 mm in length, and features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 99 US Dollars.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name
Cape Verde
GPU Variant
Cape Verde XT
(215-0825117)
Architecture
GCN 1.0
Foundry
TSMC
Process Size
28 nm
Transistors
1,500 million
Density
12.2M / mm²
Die Size
123 mm²
Chip Package
FCBGA-962

Graphics Card

Release Date
Feb 13th, 2014
Generation
Volcanic Islands
(R7 200)
Predecessor
Sea Islands
Successor
Pirate Islands
Production
End-of-life
Launch Price
99 USD
Bus Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Reviews
10 in our database

Relative Performance

GeForce 210
8%
GeForce 9400 GT
11%
Radeon HD 4550
13%
Radeon HD 5450
17%
Radeon HD 6450
20%
GeForce GT 520
21%
GeForce GT 220
26%
GeForce GT 430
34%
Radeon HD 5570
35%
Radeon HD 4670
38%
GeForce GT 440
40%
GeForce GT 240
40%
GeForce 9600 GT
46%
Radeon HD 5670
49%
GeForce GT 640
53%
GeForce 9800 GT
55%
Radeon HD 6670
57%
Radeon HD 4830
59%
Radeon HD 4770
63%
Radeon HD 4850
66%
GeForce GTS 250
67%
GeForce GTS 450
70%
Radeon HD 5750
72%
Radeon HD 7750
82%
Radeon HD 5770
83%
GeForce GTX 260
84%
Radeon HD 4870
85%
Radeon Vega 8
85%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
86%
GeForce GTX 650
87%
Radeon HD 5830
92%
Radeon HD 6790
97%
Radeon HD 4890
99%
Radeon R7 250X
100%
GeForce GTX 460
102%
Radeon RX Vega 11
103%
GeForce GT 1030
104%
GeForce GTX 275
105%
Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
105%
GeForce GTX 280
105%
GeForce GTX 465
108%
Radeon HD 6850
113%
GeForce GTX 285
115%
Radeon HD 5850
123%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti
126%
Radeon HD 7790
126%
Radeon RX 550
131%
GeForce GTX 470
131%
Radeon HD 6870
136%
Radeon HD 5870
145%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
150%
Radeon HD 4870 X2
150%
GeForce GTX 750 Ti
153%
Radeon HD 6950
154%
GeForce GTX 295
159%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost
161%
Radeon HD 7850
162%
GeForce GTX 480
165%
Radeon HD 6970
173%
Radeon R7 265
176%
Radeon RX 460
179%
Radeon R7 370
179%
GeForce GTX 660
180%
GeForce GTX 570
180%
Radeon RX 560
183%
GeForce GTX 950
194%
Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
196%
Radeon R9 270X
201%
GeForce GTX 660 Ti
203%
GeForce GTX 580
204%
GeForce GTX 1050
206%
Radeon HD 7950
206%
GeForce GTX 1630
210%
Radeon HD 5970
210%
GeForce GTX 760
216%
GeForce GTX 670
233%
GeForce GTX 960
239%
Radeon R9 380
245%
Radeon R9 285
247%
Radeon HD 7970
249%
GeForce GTX 680
252%
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
257%
GeForce GTX 770
264%
Radeon HD 6990
270%
Radeon R9 280X
277%
GeForce GTX 590
281%
Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
281%
GeForce GTX 780
311%
Arc A380
312%
Radeon RX 6400
316%
GeForce GTX 1650
322%
Radeon RX 470
342%
Radeon R9 290
347%
Radeon RX 570
366%
Radeon R9 390
370%
Radeon R9 290X
372%
GeForce GTX 970
377%
GeForce GTX TITAN
382%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
387%
Radeon R9 390X
393%
Radeon HD 7990
395%
Radeon RX 480
397%
GeForce GTX 690
400%
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
411%
Radeon RX 5500 OEM
416%
Radeon RX 580
421%
Radeon RX 5500 XT
425%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
428%
GeForce GTX 980
430%
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
434%
Radeon R9 FURY
436%
Radeon RX 590
455%
Radeon R9 295X2
479%
GeForce GTX 1660
482%
Radeon R9 FURY X
488%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
496%
GeForce GTX TITAN X
509%
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
524%
GeForce GTX 1070
553%
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
553%
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
562%
Radeon RX Vega 56
589%
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
625%
Radeon RX 5600 XT
634%
Radeon RX Vega 64
643%
GeForce GTX 1080
651%
GeForce RTX 2060
651%
Radeon RX 5700
678%
Arc A580
680%
Radeon RX 6600
708%
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
732%
GeForce RTX 2070
741%
Radeon RX 5700 XT
742%
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
756%
Arc A750
781%
Radeon VII
785%
TITAN X Pascal
806%
Radeon RX 6600 XT
814%
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
830%
Arc A770
838%
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
839%
Radeon RX 6650 XT
882%
Radeon RX 7600
892%
GeForce RTX 4060
896%
GeForce RTX 2080
902%
Radeon RX 7600 XT
921%
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
946%
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
969%
Radeon RX 6700 XT
1003%
Radeon RX 6750 XT
1065%
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
1076%
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
1084%
GeForce RTX 3070
1135%
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
1214%
Radeon RX 7700 XT
1227%
Radeon RX 6800
1251%
GeForce RTX 4070
1386%
Radeon RX 6800 XT
1421%
GeForce RTX 3080
1475%
Radeon RX 7800 XT
1490%
Radeon RX 6900 XT
1531%
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
1608%
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
1639%
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
1652%
Radeon RX 6950 XT
1654%
GeForce RTX 3090
1683%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
1726%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
1885%
Radeon RX 7900 XT
1936%
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
1953%
GeForce RTX 4080
2192%
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
2225%
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
2246%
GeForce RTX 4090
2754%
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Performance estimated based on architecture, shader count and clocks.

Clock Speeds

GPU Clock
950 MHz
Memory Clock
1125 MHz
4.5 Gbps effective

Memory

Memory Size
1024 MB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Bus
128 bit
Bandwidth
72.00 GB/s

Render Config

Shading Units
640
TMUs
40
ROPs
16
Compute Units
10
L1 Cache
16 KB (per CU)
L2 Cache
256 KB

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate
15.20 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
38.00 GTexel/s
FP32 (float)
1,216 GFLOPS
FP64 (double)
76.00 GFLOPS (1:16)

Board Design

Slot Width
Dual-slot
Length
210 mm
8.3 inches
TDP
80 W
Suggested PSU
250 W
Outputs
1x DVI
1x HDMI 1.4a
2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
Power Connectors
1x 6-pin
Board Number
C441,
C698

Graphics Features

DirectX
12 (11_1)
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1 (1.2)
Vulkan
1.2.170
Shader Model
6.5 (5.1)

Card Notes

Rebranded HD 8760

Cape Verde GPU Notes

Generation: Southern Islands
Mobile Variant: Chelsea / Heathrow / Venus / Tropo
Graphics/Compute: GFX6 (gfx601)
Display Core Engine: 6.0
Unified Video Decoder: 4.0
Video Compression Engine: 1.0
CLRX: GCN 1.0

Latest Drivers:
Windows XP / 8:
Catalyst Software Suite 14.4

Windows Vista :
Catalyst Software Suite 13.12

Windows 7:
32-bit: Radeon Software: Adrenalin Edition 18.9.3
64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1

Windows 8.1:
32-bit: Radeon Software: Crimson ReLive Edition 16.12.2 / 17.1.2
64-bit: Radeon Software: Crimson ReLive Edition 17.4.4 / 17.7.1

Windows 10:
32-bit: Radeon Software: Adrenalin Edition 18.9.3
64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1

Retail boards based on this design (15)

Name GPU Clock Memory Clock Other Changes
1000 MHz 1125 MHz 190 mm/7.5 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
1020 MHz 1150 MHz 2 GB, 211 mm/8.3 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
1000 MHz 1125 MHz 212 mm/8.3 inches
1050 MHz 1125 MHz 212 mm/8.3 inches
1020 MHz 1125 MHz 2 GB, 199 mm/7.8 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x VGA
1000 MHz 1125 MHz 170 mm/6.7 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x VGA
950 MHz 1125 MHz 2 GB, 170 mm/6.7 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x VGA
950 MHz 1125 MHz 201 mm/7.9 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
1000 MHz 1125 MHz 2 GB, 201 mm/7.9 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
950 MHz 1125 MHz 170 mm/6.7 inches
950 MHz 1125 MHz 155 mm/6.1 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
1000 MHz 1200 MHz 2 GB, 225 mm/8.9 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
1100 MHz 1300 MHz 225 mm/8.9 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
950 MHz 1125 MHz 168 mm/6.6 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
950 MHz 1125 MHz 2 GB, 168 mm/6.6 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
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