Radeon 550X vs Radeon R7 250X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon 550X and Radeon R7 250X, 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 550X stacks up against Radeon R7 250X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon 550X
Main Specs
Radeon 550X
Radeon R7 250X
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
80 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
1 x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon R7 250X has 60% more power consumption, than Radeon 550X.
Radeon 550X is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R7 250X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon 550X and Radeon R7 250X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon 550X is build with GCN 4.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 250X - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon 550X is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 250X - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R7 250X is 65 mm longer, than Radeon 550X.
Memory clock speed of Radeon 550X is 5375 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250X.
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
7−8
10−12
ultra / 1080p
4−5
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
16−18
24−27
medium / 1080p
9−10
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 55% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
12−14
18−20
ultra / 1080p
10−12
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
24−27
40−45
medium / 1080p
12−14
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Battlefield 5 is 60% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon 550X and Radeon R7 250X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
140−150
180−190
medium / 768p
110−120
150−160
ultra / 1080p
55−60
75−80
QHD / 1440p
30−35
45−50
4K / 2160p
27−30
30−33
high / 768p
85−90
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 31% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
20−22
30−35
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
80−85
95−100
medium / 768p
60−65
80−85
ultra / 1080p
35−40
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Dota 2 is 28% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
8−9
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
12−14
4K / 2160p
4−5
5−6
low / 720p
20−22
30−33
medium / 1080p
9−10
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Far Cry 5 is 50% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
14−16
20−22
ultra / 1080p
10−12
14−16
low / 720p
60−65
80−85
medium / 1080p
24−27
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Fortnite is 42% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
12−14
18−20
ultra / 1080p
10−12
16−18
QHD / 1440p
1−2
5−6
low / 720p
27−30
40−45
medium / 1080p
14−16
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Forza Horizon 4 is 61% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
55−60
70−75
medium / 768p
45−50
60−65
high / 1080p
12−14
21−24
ultra / 1080p
6−7
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Grand Theft Auto V is 32% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
5−6
7−8
ultra / 1080p
3−4
5−6
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
12−14
21−24
medium / 1080p
7−8
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Metro Exodus is 57% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
95−100
100−110
high / 1080p
90−95
−
ultra / 1080p
80−85
95−100
medium / 1080p
90−95
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Minecraft is 13% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
16−18
20−22
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
30−35
45−50
medium / 1080p
18−20
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 35% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
7−8
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
21−24
medium / 1080p
10−12
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 50% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
24−27
40−45
medium / 768p
16−18
24−27
high / 1080p
10−11
14−16
ultra / 1080p
6−7
9−10
4K / 2160p
6−7
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 53% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
85−90
95−100
medium / 768p
45−50
55−60
ultra / 1080p
20−22
27−30
high / 768p
35−40
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in World of Tanks is 18% more, than Radeon 550X.
Full Specs
Radeon 550X
Radeon R7 250X
Architecture
GCN 4.0
GCN 1.0
Code name
Lexa
Cape Verde
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
27 March 2019
13 February 2014
Pipelines
512
640
Core clock speed
1082 MHz
Boost Clock
1218 MHz
1000 MHz
Transistor count
2,200 million
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
38.98
38.00
Floating-point performance
1,216 gflops
Length
145 mm
210 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
7000 MHz
1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth
112.0 GB/s
96 GB/s
DirectX
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
6.4
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
2.0
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
152 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
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