Radeon R7 250 vs Tesla M10

In this comparison between Radeon R7 250 and Tesla M10 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon R7 250 will be the best choice, for others Tesla M10 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon R7 250 Tesla M10
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors N/A 1x 8-pin
Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA No outputs
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  • Tesla M10 has 200% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 250.
  • Radeon R7 250 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Tesla M10 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Tesla M10 has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 250.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon R7 250 is build with GCN architecture, and Tesla M10 - with Maxwell.
  • Radeon R7 250 and Tesla M10 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Tesla M10 is 99 mm longer, than Radeon R7 250.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla M10 is 4050 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 18−20
ultra / 1080p 1−2 10−11
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 14−16 35−40
medium / 1080p 5−6 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M10 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 266% more, than Radeon R7 250.

Full Specs

  Radeon R7 250 Tesla M10
Architecture GCN Maxwell
Code name Oland XT GM107
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 1 October 2013 18 May 2016
Pipelines 384 640
Core clock speed 1033 MHz
Boost Clock 1050 MHz 1306 MHz
Transistor count 950 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 25.20 52.24
Floating-point performance 716.8 gflops 4x 1,672 gflops
Length 168 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1150 MHz 5200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 83.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0
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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