Radeon HD 4850 X2 vs Radeon R7 250

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 4850 X2 and Radeon R7 250. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon HD 4850 X2 and Radeon R7 250. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon HD 4850 X2

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 4850 X2	Radeon R7 250
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	75 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	N/A
Memory type	GDDR3	DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	2 GB
Display Connectors	4x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 233% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 250.
Radeon HD 4850 X2 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 250 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 510 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 250.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 4850 X2 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon R7 250 - with GCN.
Radeon HD 4850 X2 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 250 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 4850 X2 is 99 mm longer, than Radeon R7 250.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4850 X2 is 840 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	3−4	3−4
ultra / 1080p	2−3	1−2
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	14−16	14−16
medium / 1080p	5−6	5−6
Radeon HD 4850 X2 and Radeon R7 250 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p	−	6−7
ultra / 1080p	7−8	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	18−20	18−20
medium / 1080p	8−9	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 X2 in Battlefield 5 is 10% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	30−35	40−45
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 17% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	90−95	90−95
ultra / 1080p	40−45	45−50
QHD / 1440p	24−27	24−27
4K / 2160p	18−20	−
high / 768p	65−70	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 1% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p	80−85	60−65
ultra / 1080p	14−16	21−24
medium / 1080p	40−45	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 X2 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 9% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	75−80	80−85
medium / 768p	50−55	55−60
ultra / 1080p	27−30	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Dota 2 is 7% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
high / 1080p	5−6	4−5
ultra / 1080p	−	4−5
4K / 2160p	2−3	2−3
low / 720p	14−16	14−16
medium / 1080p	6−7	5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 X2 in Far Cry 5 is 16% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	12−14	10−12
ultra / 1080p	7−8	7−8
QHD / 1440p	−	1−2
low / 720p	50−55	50−55
medium / 1080p	14−16	16−18
Radeon HD 4850 X2 and Radeon R7 250 have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p	7−8	8−9
ultra / 1080p	−	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	20−22	21−24
medium / 1080p	9−10	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Forza Horizon 4 is 8% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
medium / 768p	−	35−40
high / 1080p	8−9	8−9
ultra / 1080p	5−6	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	40−45	−
Radeon HD 4850 X2 and Radeon R7 250 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p	3−4	2−3
ultra / 1080p	1−2	1−2
4K / 2160p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	8−9	9−10
medium / 1080p	4−5	4−5
Radeon HD 4850 X2 and Radeon R7 250 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	85−90	90−95
high / 1080p	85−90	85−90
ultra / 1080p	80−85	80−85
medium / 1080p	85−90	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Minecraft is 2% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
ultra / 1080p	12−14	12−14
low / 720p	27−30	27−30
medium / 1080p	14−16	14−16
Radeon HD 4850 X2 and Radeon R7 250 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p	−	5−6
ultra / 1080p	7−8	3−4
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	8−9	7−8
medium / 1080p	−	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 X2 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 60% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	16−18	18−20
medium / 768p	12−14	12−14
high / 1080p	6−7	6−7
ultra / 1080p	5−6	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	0−1
Radeon HD 4850 X2 and Radeon R7 250 have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p	70−75	70−75
medium / 768p	35−40	35−40
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
high / 768p	30−35	30−35
Radeon HD 4850 X2 and Radeon R7 250 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 4850 X2	Radeon R7 250
Architecture	TeraScale	GCN
Code name	R700	Oland XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	7 November 2008	1 October 2013
Pipelines	800	384
Core clock speed	625 MHz
Boost Clock		1050 MHz
Transistor count	956 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	25.00	25.20
Floating-point performance	2x 1,000.0 gflops	716.8 gflops
Length	267 mm	168 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1990 MHz	1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth	63.68 GB/s	72 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	4.1	5.1
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		117 Mh/s
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		3 Mh/s
AppAcceleration		+
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Radeon HD 4850 X2 vs Radeon R7 250

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