Radeon HD 6970 vs Radeon R7 250

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 6970 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 6970 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 6970	Radeon R7 250
Power consumption (TDP)	550 Watt	75 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	N/A
Memory type	DDR5	DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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Radeon HD 6970 has 633% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 250.
Radeon HD 6970 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 250 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon HD 6970 and Radeon R7 250 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6970 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 250 - with GCN.
Radeon HD 6970 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 250 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6970 is 99 mm longer, than Radeon R7 250.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6970 is 225 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	3−4
ultra / 1080p	9−10	1−2
QHD / 1440p	3−4	0−1
low / 720p	30−35	14−16
medium / 1080p	18−20	5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 216% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	24−27	6−7
ultra / 1080p	21−24	4−5
QHD / 1440p	7−8	0−1
4K / 2160p	5−6	−
low / 720p	50−55	18−20
medium / 1080p	27−30	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Battlefield 5 is 255% 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 6970.
low / 768p	210−220	120−130
medium / 768p	180−190	90−95
ultra / 1080p	95−100	45−50
QHD / 1440p	50−55	24−27
4K / 2160p	30−33	−
high / 768p	140−150	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 95% 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 Radeon HD 6970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 16% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	110−120	80−85
medium / 768p	90−95	55−60
ultra / 1080p	60−65	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Dota 2 is 60% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	18−20	4−5
ultra / 1080p	16−18	4−5
4K / 2160p	6−7	2−3
low / 720p	35−40	14−16
medium / 1080p	18−20	5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Far Cry 5 is 216% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	24−27	10−12
ultra / 1080p	18−20	7−8
QHD / 1440p	16−18	1−2
low / 720p	95−100	50−55
medium / 1080p	50−55	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Fortnite is 147% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	24−27	8−9
ultra / 1080p	20−22	7−8
QHD / 1440p	9−10	3−4
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	50−55	21−24
medium / 1080p	27−30	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 170% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	85−90	45−50
medium / 768p	75−80	35−40
high / 1080p	30−33	8−9
ultra / 1080p	12−14	4−5
QHD / 1440p	3−4	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 116% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	9−10	2−3
ultra / 1080p	7−8	1−2
4K / 2160p	2−3	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	9−10
medium / 1080p	12−14	4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Metro Exodus is 250% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	110−120	90−95
high / 1080p	−	85−90
ultra / 1080p	100−110	80−85
medium / 1080p	100−110	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Minecraft is 26% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	18−20	12−14
low / 720p	55−60	27−30
medium / 1080p	24−27	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 88% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	14−16	5−6
ultra / 1080p	9−10	3−4
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	7−8
medium / 1080p	16−18	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 183% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	55−60	18−20
medium / 768p	30−35	12−14
high / 1080p	18−20	6−7
ultra / 1080p	10−12	4−5
4K / 2160p	8−9	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 200% 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	50−55	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in World of Tanks is 64% more, than Radeon R7 250.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6970	Radeon R7 250
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN
Code name	Cayman	Oland XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	14 December 2010	1 October 2013
Pipelines	1536	384
Boost Clock	880 MHz	1050 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	84.48	25.20
Floating-point performance	2,703.4 gflops	716.8 gflops
Length	267 mm	168 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1375 MHz	1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth		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)	273 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 6970 vs Radeon R7 250

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