Radeon HD 6850 X2 vs Radeon R7 250

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6850 X2 and Radeon R7 250, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Radeon HD 6850 X2 stacks up against Radeon R7 250, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 6850 X2

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6850 X2	Radeon R7 250
Power consumption (TDP)	254 Watt	75 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	N/A
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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Radeon HD 6850 X2 has 238% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 250.
Radeon HD 6850 X2 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 250 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon HD 6850 X2 and Radeon R7 250 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6850 X2 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 250 - with GCN.
Radeon HD 6850 X2 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 250 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6850 X2 is 3050 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	12−14	3−4
ultra / 1080p	7−8	1−2
QHD / 1440p	2−3	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	14−16
medium / 1080p	16−18	5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 166% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	21−24	6−7
ultra / 1080p	18−20	4−5
QHD / 1440p	4−5	0−1
low / 720p	45−50	18−20
medium / 1080p	21−24	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Battlefield 5 is 200% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	−	40−45
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p	190−200	120−130
medium / 768p	160−170	90−95
ultra / 1080p	85−90	45−50
QHD / 1440p	45−50	24−27
4K / 2160p	30−33	−
high / 768p	120−130	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 74% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	21−24
medium / 1080p	45−50	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	100−110	80−85
medium / 768p	85−90	55−60
ultra / 1080p	55−60	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Dota 2 is 48% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	14−16	4−5
ultra / 1080p	14−16	4−5
4K / 2160p	5−6	2−3
low / 720p	30−35	14−16
medium / 1080p	16−18	5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Far Cry 5 is 183% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	21−24	10−12
ultra / 1080p	16−18	7−8
QHD / 1440p	16−18	1−2
low / 720p	85−90	50−55
medium / 1080p	45−50	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Fortnite is 123% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	21−24	8−9
ultra / 1080p	16−18	7−8
QHD / 1440p	7−8	3−4
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	45−50	21−24
medium / 1080p	24−27	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Forza Horizon 4 is 140% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	75−80	45−50
medium / 768p	65−70	35−40
high / 1080p	24−27	8−9
ultra / 1080p	10−11	4−5
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Grand Theft Auto V is 87% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	8−9	2−3
ultra / 1080p	6−7	1−2
4K / 2160p	2−3	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	9−10
medium / 1080p	10−12	4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Metro Exodus is 200% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	100−110	90−95
high / 1080p	−	85−90
ultra / 1080p	95−100	80−85
medium / 1080p	100−110	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Minecraft is 16% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	12−14
low / 720p	50−55	27−30
medium / 1080p	21−24	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 66% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	12−14	5−6
ultra / 1080p	9−10	3−4
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	7−8
medium / 1080p	14−16	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 150% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	45−50	18−20
medium / 768p	27−30	12−14
high / 1080p	16−18	6−7
ultra / 1080p	9−10	4−5
4K / 2160p	7−8	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 150% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	95−100	70−75
medium / 768p	55−60	35−40
ultra / 1080p	30−35	16−18
high / 768p	50−55	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in World of Tanks is 53% more, than Radeon R7 250.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6850 X2	Radeon R7 250
Architecture	TeraScale 2	GCN
Code name	Barts	Oland XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	19 September 2011	1 October 2013
Pipelines	960	384
Core clock speed	800 MHz
Boost Clock		1050 MHz
Transistor count	1,700 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	38.40	25.20
Floating-point performance	2x 1,536.0 gflops	716.8 gflops
Length		168 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4200 MHz	1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth	134.4 GB/s	72 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	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 6850 X2 vs Radeon R7 250

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