Radeon HD 8970M vs Radeon R7 250
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 8970M 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 8970M stacks up against Radeon R7 250, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 8970M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 8970M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon HD 8970M here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 8970M
Radeon R7 250
Power consumption (TDP)
100 Watt
75 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
N/A
Memory type
GDDR5
DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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Radeon HD 8970M has 33% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 250.
Radeon HD 8970M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R7 250 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon HD 8970M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 250.
Radeon HD 8970M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 250 - in Desktops.
Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon R7 250 are build with GCN architecture.
Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon R7 250 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 3650 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
20−22
3−4
ultra / 1080p
12−14
1−2
QHD / 1440p
6−7
0−1
4K / 2160p
5−6
−
low / 720p
35−40
14−16
medium / 1080p
24−27
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 300% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p
30−35
6−7
ultra / 1080p
27−30
4−5
QHD / 1440p
10−12
0−1
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
low / 720p
65−70
18−20
medium / 1080p
35−40
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Battlefield 5 is 355% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
−
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon R7 250 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
230−240
120−130
medium / 768p
200−210
90−95
ultra / 1080p
110−120
45−50
QHD / 1440p
85−90
24−27
4K / 2160p
45−50
−
high / 768p
160−170
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 126% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
50−55
21−24
medium / 1080p
55−60
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 35% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
120−130
80−85
medium / 768p
100−110
55−60
ultra / 1080p
75−80
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Dota 2 is 82% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p
24−27
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 8970M in Far Cry 5 is 333% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p
30−35
10−12
ultra / 1080p
24−27
7−8
QHD / 1440p
14−16
1−2
low / 720p
120−130
50−55
medium / 1080p
70−75
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Fortnite is 217% 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 8970M in Forza Horizon 4 is 244% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
100−110
45−50
medium / 768p
90−95
35−40
high / 1080p
40−45
8−9
ultra / 1080p
16−18
4−5
QHD / 1440p
6−7
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Grand Theft Auto V is 166% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p
12−14
2−3
ultra / 1080p
10−11
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 8970M in Metro Exodus is 375% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
120−130
90−95
high / 1080p
−
85−90
ultra / 1080p
−
80−85
medium / 1080p
110−120
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Minecraft is 35% more, than Radeon R7 250.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
70−75
27−30
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M 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
1−2
0−1
4K / 2160p
1−2
−
low / 720p
35−40
7−8
medium / 1080p
20−22
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 250% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
70−75
18−20
medium / 768p
45−50
12−14
high / 1080p
24−27
6−7
ultra / 1080p
14−16
4−5
4K / 2160p
8−9
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 300% 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 8970M in World of Tanks is 61% more, than Radeon R7 250.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 8970M
Radeon R7 250
Architecture
GCN
GCN
Code name
Neptune
Oland XT
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
15 May 2013
1 October 2013
Pipelines
1280
384
Core clock speed
850 MHz
Boost Clock
900 MHz
1050 MHz
Transistor count
2,800 million
950 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
72.00
25.20
Floating-point performance
2,304 gflops
716.8 gflops
Length
168 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
4800 MHz
1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
72 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (11_1)
Shader Model
5.1
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
273 Mh/s
117 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
3 Mh/s
AppAcceleration
+
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