Radeon HD 7850 vs Radeon R7 250

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7850 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 7850 stacks up against Radeon R7 250, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 7850	Radeon R7 250
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	75 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	N/A
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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Radeon HD 7850 has 200% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 250.
Radeon HD 7850 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R7 250 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon R7 250 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 7850 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 250 - with GCN.
Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon R7 250 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 7850 is 42 mm longer, than Radeon R7 250.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7850 is 50 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	18−20	3−4
ultra / 1080p	10−12	1−2
QHD / 1440p	5−6	0−1
4K / 2160p	4−5	−
low / 720p	35−40	14−16
medium / 1080p	24−27	5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 283% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	30−33	6−7
ultra / 1080p	24−27	4−5
QHD / 1440p	10−11	0−1
4K / 2160p	7−8	−
low / 720p	60−65	18−20
medium / 1080p	30−35	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Battlefield 5 is 322% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	−	40−45
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon R7 250 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	220−230	120−130
medium / 768p	190−200	90−95
ultra / 1080p	110−120	45−50
QHD / 1440p	80−85	24−27
4K / 2160p	40−45	−
high / 768p	160−170	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 119% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	21−24
medium / 1080p	55−60	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 30% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	110−120	80−85
medium / 768p	100−110	55−60
ultra / 1080p	75−80	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Dota 2 is 76% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	21−24	4−5
ultra / 1080p	21−24	4−5
QHD / 1440p	18−20	−
4K / 2160p	7−8	2−3
low / 720p	50−55	14−16
medium / 1080p	24−27	5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Far Cry 5 is 333% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	30−35	10−12
ultra / 1080p	21−24	7−8
QHD / 1440p	14−16	1−2
low / 720p	110−120	50−55
medium / 1080p	65−70	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Fortnite is 194% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	30−35	8−9
ultra / 1080p	24−27	7−8
QHD / 1440p	12−14	3−4
4K / 2160p	12−14	3−4
low / 720p	65−70	21−24
medium / 1080p	35−40	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 244% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	100−105	45−50
medium / 768p	90−95	35−40
high / 1080p	35−40	8−9
ultra / 1080p	14−16	4−5
QHD / 1440p	6−7	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 154% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	12−14	2−3
ultra / 1080p	9−10	1−2
4K / 2160p	2−3	0−1
low / 720p	35−40	9−10
medium / 1080p	16−18	4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Metro Exodus is 375% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	110−120	90−95
high / 1080p	−	85−90
ultra / 1080p	−	80−85
medium / 1080p	110−120	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Minecraft is 25% more, than Radeon R7 250.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	12−14
low / 720p	65−70	27−30
medium / 1080p	18−20	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 83% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	14−16	5−6
ultra / 1080p	10−11	3−4
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
4K / 2160p	0−1	−
low / 720p	35−40	7−8
medium / 1080p	20−22	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 250% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	70−75	18−20
medium / 768p	40−45	12−14
high / 1080p	24−27	6−7
ultra / 1080p	12−14	4−5
4K / 2160p	7−8	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 280% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	90−95	70−75
medium / 768p	60−65	35−40
ultra / 1080p	40−45	16−18
high / 768p	55−60	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in World of Tanks is 61% more, than Radeon R7 250.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 7850	Radeon R7 250
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN
Code name	Pitcairn	Oland XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	5 March 2012	1 October 2013
Pipelines	1024	384
Boost Clock	1000 MHz	1050 MHz
Transistor count	2,800 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	55.04	25.20
Floating-point performance	1,761 gflops	716.8 gflops
Length	210 mm	168 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz	1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth	153.6 GB/s	72 GB/s
Shared memory		-
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
FreeSync	+	+
Bus support	PCIe 2.1 x16	PCIe 3.0
HDMI	+	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	249 Mh/s	117 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+
Design	reference	reference
CrossFire	+	+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	12.5 Mh/s	3 Mh/s
AppAcceleration		+
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Radeon HD 7850 vs Radeon R7 250

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