Radeon HD 5850 vs Radeon R7 250

When choosing between Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon R7 250, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon R7 250.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 5850	Radeon R7 250
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt	75 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	N/A
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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Radeon HD 5850 has 101% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 250.
Radeon HD 5850 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 250 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon R7 250 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5850.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 5850 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 250 - with GCN.
Radeon HD 5850 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 250 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5850 is 73 mm longer, than Radeon R7 250.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5850 is 850 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	9−10	3−4
ultra / 1080p	5−6	1−2
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	14−16
medium / 1080p	12−14	5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	16−18	6−7
ultra / 1080p	14−16	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	30−35	18−20
medium / 1080p	16−18	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Battlefield 5 is 122% 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 5850.
low / 768p	160−170	120−130
medium / 768p	130−140	90−95
ultra / 1080p	65−70	45−50
QHD / 1440p	40−45	24−27
4K / 2160p	27−30	−
high / 768p	100−110	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 45% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	27−30	21−24
medium / 1080p	45−50	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	90−95	80−85
medium / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	45−50	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Dota 2 is 25% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	10−12	4−5
ultra / 1080p	10−11	4−5
4K / 2160p	4−5	2−3
low / 720p	24−27	14−16
medium / 1080p	12−14	5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Far Cry 5 is 100% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	18−20	10−12
ultra / 1080p	12−14	7−8
QHD / 1440p	−	1−2
low / 720p	70−75	50−55
medium / 1080p	30−35	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Fortnite is 54% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	16−18	8−9
ultra / 1080p	14−16	7−8
QHD / 1440p	4−5	3−4
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	35−40	21−24
medium / 1080p	18−20	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 80% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	65−70	45−50
medium / 768p	55−60	35−40
high / 1080p	18−20	8−9
ultra / 1080p	8−9	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 58% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	6−7	2−3
ultra / 1080p	4−5	1−2
4K / 2160p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	18−20	9−10
medium / 1080p	8−9	4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Metro Exodus is 125% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	100−110	90−95
high / 1080p	−	85−90
ultra / 1080p	90−95	80−85
medium / 1080p	95−100	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Minecraft is 12% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	12−14
low / 720p	40−45	27−30
medium / 1080p	20−22	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 44% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	12−14	5−6
ultra / 1080p	8−9	3−4
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	18−20	7−8
medium / 1080p	12−14	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 116% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	35−40	18−20
medium / 768p	21−24	12−14
high / 1080p	12−14	6−7
ultra / 1080p	8−9	4−5
4K / 2160p	7−8	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 100% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	90−95	70−75
medium / 768p	50−55	35−40
ultra / 1080p	24−27	16−18
high / 768p	40−45	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in World of Tanks is 35% more, than Radeon R7 250.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 5850	Radeon R7 250
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN
Code name	Cypress	Oland XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	30 September 2009	1 October 2013
Pipelines	1440	384
Core clock speed	725 MHz
Boost Clock		1050 MHz
Transistor count	2,154 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	52.20	25.20
Floating-point performance	2,088.0 gflops	716.8 gflops
Length	241 mm	168 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 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 5850 vs Radeon R7 250

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