GeForce GTX 470 vs Radeon R7 250

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 470 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 GeForce GTX 470 stacks up against Radeon R7 250, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 470	Radeon R7 250
Power consumption (TDP)	215 Watt	75 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	Two 6-pins	N/A
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1280 MB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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GeForce GTX 470 has 186% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 250.
GeForce GTX 470 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 250 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
GeForce GTX 470 has 1278 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 250.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 470 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R7 250 - with GCN.
GeForce GTX 470 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 250 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R7 250 is 159 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 470.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 470 is 524 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	16−18	3−4
ultra / 1080p	10−11	1−2
QHD / 1440p	4−5	0−1
4K / 2160p	4−5	−
low / 720p	30−35	14−16
medium / 1080p	21−24	5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 233% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	24−27	6−7
ultra / 1080p	21−24	4−5
QHD / 1440p	9−10	0−1
4K / 2160p	6−7	−
low / 720p	55−60	18−20
medium / 1080p	30−33	7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Battlefield 5 is 277% 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 GeForce GTX 470.
low / 768p	220−230	120−130
medium / 768p	180−190	90−95
ultra / 1080p	100−110	45−50
QHD / 1440p	60−65	24−27
4K / 2160p	30−35	−
high / 768p	150−160	65−70
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 105% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	40−45	21−24
medium / 1080p	45−50	40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 16% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	110−120	80−85
medium / 768p	95−100	55−60
ultra / 1080p	65−70	27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Dota 2 is 66% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	18−20	4−5
ultra / 1080p	18−20	4−5
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
4K / 2160p	6−7	2−3
low / 720p	40−45	14−16
medium / 1080p	21−24	5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Far Cry 5 is 250% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	27−30	10−12
ultra / 1080p	21−24	7−8
QHD / 1440p	16−18	1−2
low / 720p	100−110	50−55
medium / 1080p	55−60	16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Fortnite is 170% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	27−30	8−9
ultra / 1080p	21−24	7−8
QHD / 1440p	10−11	3−4
4K / 2160p	10−11	3−4
low / 720p	55−60	21−24
medium / 1080p	30−35	10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Forza Horizon 4 is 200% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	90−95	45−50
medium / 768p	80−85	35−40
high / 1080p	30−35	8−9
ultra / 1080p	12−14	4−5
QHD / 1440p	4−5	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Grand Theft Auto V is 129% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	10−11	2−3
ultra / 1080p	8−9	1−2
4K / 2160p	3−4	0−1
low / 720p	30−35	9−10
medium / 1080p	14−16	4−5
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Metro Exodus is 300% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	110−120	90−95
high / 1080p	−	85−90
ultra / 1080p	−	80−85
medium / 1080p	100−110	−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Minecraft is 25% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	24−27	−
ultra / 1080p	18−20	12−14
low / 720p	60−65	27−30
medium / 1080p	24−27	14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 94% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	14−16	5−6
ultra / 1080p	10−11	3−4
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	30−35	7−8
medium / 1080p	16−18	7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 200% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	60−65	18−20
medium / 768p	35−40	12−14
high / 1080p	21−24	6−7
ultra / 1080p	12−14	4−5
4K / 2160p	8−9	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 230% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	100−110	70−75
medium / 768p	60−65	35−40
ultra / 1080p	35−40	16−18
high / 768p	55−60	30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in World of Tanks is 66% more, than Radeon R7 250.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 470	Radeon R7 250
Architecture	Fermi	GCN
Code name	GF100	Oland XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	12 April 2010	1 October 2013
Pipelines	448	384
Core clock speed	1215 MHz
Boost Clock		1050 MHz
Transistor count	3,100 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	34.0 billion/sec	25.20
Floating-point performance	1,088.6 gflops	716.8 gflops
Length	9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm)	168 mm
Memory bus width	320 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1674 MHz (3348 data rate)	1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth	133.9 GB/s	72 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
CUDA	+
FreeSync		+
CUDA cores	448
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	PCIe 3.0
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options	+
Multi monitor support	+
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	97 Mh/s	117 Mh/s
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		3 Mh/s
AppAcceleration		+
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GeForce GTX 470 vs Radeon R7 250

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