Radeon HD 7870 vs Radeon R7 250X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7870 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 HD 7870 stacks up against Radeon R7 250X, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 7870	Radeon R7 250X
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	80 Watt
Interface		PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors		1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7870 has 118% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 250X.
Radeon HD 7870 and Radeon R7 250X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 7870 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R7 250X - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon HD 7870 and Radeon R7 250X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 3175 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250X.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	24−27	10−12
ultra / 1080p	14−16	6−7
QHD / 1440p	9−10	1−2
4K / 2160p	6−7	−
low / 720p	45−50	24−27
medium / 1080p	30−33	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 127% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
high / 1080p	35−40	18−20
ultra / 1080p	30−35	16−18
QHD / 1440p	16−18	2−3
4K / 2160p	10−11	−
low / 720p	75−80	40−45
medium / 1080p	40−45	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Battlefield 5 is 105% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
low / 768p	240−250	180−190
medium / 768p	210−220	150−160
ultra / 1080p	130−140	75−80
QHD / 1440p	100−110	45−50
4K / 2160p	60−65	30−33
high / 768p	180−190	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 55% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
low / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	−	30−35
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
low / 768p	120−130	95−100
medium / 768p	110−120	80−85
ultra / 1080p	85−90	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Dota 2 is 41% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
high / 1080p	30−33	12−14
ultra / 1080p	27−30	12−14
QHD / 1440p	21−24	−
4K / 2160p	9−10	5−6
low / 720p	60−65	30−33
medium / 1080p	30−35	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Far Cry 5 is 113% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
high / 1080p	35−40	20−22
ultra / 1080p	30−33	14−16
QHD / 1440p	18−20	−
low / 720p	130−140	80−85
medium / 1080p	80−85	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Fortnite is 77% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
high / 1080p	40−45	18−20
ultra / 1080p	30−33	16−18
QHD / 1440p	18−20	5−6
4K / 2160p	14−16	−
low / 720p	75−80	40−45
medium / 1080p	45−50	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 104% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
low / 768p	110−120	70−75
medium / 768p	100−110	60−65
high / 1080p	45−50	21−24
ultra / 1080p	20−22	9−10
QHD / 1440p	10−11	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 75% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
high / 1080p	14−16	7−8
ultra / 1080p	12−14	5−6
QHD / 1440p	10−12	−
4K / 2160p	4−5	1−2
low / 720p	45−50	21−24
medium / 1080p	21−24	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Metro Exodus is 122% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
low / 768p	120−130	100−110
ultra / 1080p	−	95−100
medium / 1080p	110−120	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Minecraft is 14% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
high / 1080p	−	20−22
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
low / 720p	75−80	45−50
medium / 1080p	18−20	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 27% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
high / 1080p	16−18	12−14
ultra / 1080p	10−12	8−9
QHD / 1440p	4−5	0−1
4K / 2160p	2−3	−
low / 720p	45−50	21−24
medium / 1080p	24−27	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 78% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
low / 768p	85−90	40−45
medium / 768p	50−55	24−27
high / 1080p	30−33	14−16
ultra / 1080p	16−18	9−10
4K / 2160p	10−11	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 95% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
low / 768p	90−95	95−100
medium / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	45−50	27−30
high / 768p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in World of Tanks is 14% more, than Radeon R7 250X.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 7870	Radeon R7 250X
Architecture	GCN	GCN 1.0
Code name	Pitcairn XT	Cape Verde
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	5 March 2012	13 February 2014
Pipelines	1280	640
Core clock speed	1000 MHz
Boost Clock		1000 MHz
Transistor count	2800 Million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate		38.00
Floating-point performance		1,216 gflops
Length		210 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz	1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth		96 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX	DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model		5.1
OpenGL		4.6
OpenCL		1.2
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)	0.39 kh/s
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		152 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+	+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)	0.63 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	16.6 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)	145 Sol/s
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Radeon HD 7870 vs Radeon R7 250X

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