Radeon HD 6870 vs Radeon R7 250

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 6870 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 6870 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.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6870	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, 2x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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Radeon HD 6870 has 101% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 250.
Radeon HD 6870 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 6870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6870 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 250 - with GCN.
Radeon HD 6870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 250 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6870 is 52 mm longer, than Radeon R7 250.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 250 is 100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6870.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−12	3−4
ultra / 1080p	6−7	1−2
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	14−16
medium / 1080p	12−14	5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 133% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	18−20	6−7
ultra / 1080p	14−16	4−5
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	35−40	18−20
medium / 1080p	20−22	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Battlefield 5 is 155% 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 6870.
low / 768p	180−190	120−130
medium / 768p	140−150	90−95
ultra / 1080p	75−80	45−50
QHD / 1440p	40−45	24−27
4K / 2160p	30−33	−
high / 768p	110−120	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 59% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−33	21−24
medium / 1080p	45−50	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	95−100	80−85
medium / 768p	75−80	55−60
ultra / 1080p	50−55	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Dota 2 is 33% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	12−14	4−5
ultra / 1080p	12−14	4−5
4K / 2160p	5−6	2−3
low / 720p	27−30	14−16
medium / 1080p	14−16	5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Far Cry 5 is 150% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	20−22	10−12
ultra / 1080p	14−16	7−8
QHD / 1440p	−	1−2
low / 720p	80−85	50−55
medium / 1080p	35−40	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Fortnite is 77% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	18−20	8−9
ultra / 1080p	14−16	7−8
QHD / 1440p	5−6	3−4
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	40−45	21−24
medium / 1080p	21−24	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 100% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	70−75	45−50
medium / 768p	60−65	35−40
high / 1080p	21−24	8−9
ultra / 1080p	9−10	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 70% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	7−8	2−3
ultra / 1080p	5−6	1−2
4K / 2160p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	9−10
medium / 1080p	9−10	4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Metro Exodus is 175% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	100−110	90−95
high / 1080p	−	85−90
ultra / 1080p	90−95	80−85
medium / 1080p	100−105	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Minecraft is 12% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	12−14
low / 720p	45−50	27−30
medium / 1080p	21−24	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 61% 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	20−22	7−8
medium / 1080p	12−14	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 116% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	40−45	18−20
medium / 768p	24−27	12−14
high / 1080p	14−16	6−7
ultra / 1080p	8−9	4−5
4K / 2160p	7−8	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 120% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	95−100	70−75
medium / 768p	55−60	35−40
ultra / 1080p	27−30	16−18
high / 768p	45−50	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in World of Tanks is 46% more, than Radeon R7 250.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6870	Radeon R7 250
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN
Code name	RV940 Barts	Oland XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	22 October 2010	1 October 2013
Pipelines	1120	384
Boost Clock	900 MHz	1050 MHz
Transistor count	1,700 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	50.40	25.20
Floating-point performance	2,016.0 gflops	716.8 gflops
Length	220 mm	168 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1050 MHz	1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth	134.4 GB/s	72 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
FreeSync		+
Bus support	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0
HDMI	+	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	213 Mh/s	117 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+
Design	reference	reference
CrossFire	+	+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		3 Mh/s
AppAcceleration		+
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Radeon HD 6870 vs Radeon R7 250

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