Radeon R7 250 vs Radeon R9 M270X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R7 250 and Radeon R9 M270X, 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 R7 250 stacks up against Radeon R9 M270X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R9 M270X
Main Specs
Radeon R7 250
Radeon R9 M270X
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
N/A
Memory type
DDR3, GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
No outputs
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Radeon R7 250 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M270X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 M270X has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 250.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon R7 250 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R9 M270X - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon R7 250 and Radeon R9 M270X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 250 is 25 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.
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
3−4
6−7
ultra / 1080p
1−2
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
16−18
medium / 1080p
5−6
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p
6−7
10−12
ultra / 1080p
4−5
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
24−27
medium / 1080p
7−8
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Battlefield 5 is 66% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon R7 250 and Radeon R9 M270X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
130−140
medium / 768p
90−95
100−110
ultra / 1080p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
24−27
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
high / 768p
65−70
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 11% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
21−24
18−20
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p
80−85
75−80
medium / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
27−30
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Dota 2 is 1% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p
4−5
8−9
ultra / 1080p
4−5
7−8
4K / 2160p
2−3
3−4
low / 720p
14−16
18−20
medium / 1080p
5−6
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Far Cry 5 is 50% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p
10−12
14−16
ultra / 1080p
7−8
10−11
QHD / 1440p
1−2
−
low / 720p
50−55
60−65
medium / 1080p
16−18
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Fortnite is 22% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p
8−9
12−14
ultra / 1080p
7−8
10−12
QHD / 1440p
3−4
1−2
4K / 2160p
3−4
−
low / 720p
21−24
24−27
medium / 1080p
10−11
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Forza Horizon 4 is 20% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
medium / 768p
35−40
45−50
high / 1080p
8−9
12−14
ultra / 1080p
4−5
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Grand Theft Auto V is 20% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p
2−3
4−5
ultra / 1080p
1−2
3−4
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
9−10
12−14
medium / 1080p
4−5
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
high / 1080p
85−90
85−90
ultra / 1080p
80−85
80−85
medium / 1080p
−
90−95
Radeon R7 250 and Radeon R9 M270X have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
30−35
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 22% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p
5−6
−
ultra / 1080p
3−4
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
7−8
10−12
medium / 1080p
7−8
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 50% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
18−20
24−27
medium / 768p
12−14
16−18
high / 1080p
6−7
9−10
ultra / 1080p
4−5
6−7
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 40% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
70−75
85−90
medium / 768p
35−40
40−45
ultra / 1080p
16−18
18−20
high / 768p
30−35
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in World of Tanks is 17% more, than Radeon R7 250.
Full Specs
Radeon R7 250
Radeon R9 M270X
Architecture
GCN
GCN 1.0
Code name
Oland XT
Venus
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
1 October 2013
21 March 2014
Pipelines
384
640
Core clock speed
725 MHz
Boost Clock
1050 MHz
775 MHz
Transistor count
950 million
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
25.20
31.00
Floating-point performance
716.8 gflops
1,536 gflops
Length
168 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1150 MHz
1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth
72 GB/s
72 GB/s
Shared memory
-
Shader Model
5.1
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Not Listed
FreeSync
+
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
PCIe 3.0 x16
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
117 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
3 Mh/s
Compute units
10
AppAcceleration
+
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