Radeon R7 250 vs Radeon R9 M470
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R7 250 and Radeon R9 M470, 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 M470, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R9 M470 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon R9 M470 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 R9 M470 here:
Main Specs
Radeon R7 250
Radeon R9 M470
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 M470 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 M470 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 250.
Radeon R7 250 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M470 - in Laptops.
Radeon R7 250 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R9 M470 - with GCN 2.
Radeon R7 250 and Radeon R9 M470 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 4850 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
3−4
12−14
ultra / 1080p
1−2
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
14−16
24−27
medium / 1080p
5−6
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 150% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p
6−7
20−22
ultra / 1080p
4−5
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
18−20
40−45
medium / 1080p
7−8
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Battlefield 5 is 177% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M470.
low / 768p
120−130
190−200
medium / 768p
90−95
150−160
ultra / 1080p
45−50
80−85
QHD / 1440p
24−27
45−50
4K / 2160p
−
30−33
high / 768p
65−70
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 70% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
21−24
30−35
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
80−85
100−110
medium / 768p
55−60
80−85
ultra / 1080p
27−30
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Dota 2 is 44% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p
4−5
14−16
ultra / 1080p
4−5
12−14
4K / 2160p
2−3
5−6
low / 720p
14−16
30−35
medium / 1080p
5−6
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Far Cry 5 is 166% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p
10−12
21−24
ultra / 1080p
7−8
16−18
QHD / 1440p
1−2
−
low / 720p
50−55
85−90
medium / 1080p
16−18
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Fortnite is 90% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p
8−9
21−24
ultra / 1080p
7−8
16−18
QHD / 1440p
3−4
6−7
4K / 2160p
3−4
−
low / 720p
21−24
40−45
medium / 1080p
10−11
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Forza Horizon 4 is 120% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
45−50
75−80
medium / 768p
35−40
65−70
high / 1080p
8−9
24−27
ultra / 1080p
4−5
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Grand Theft Auto V is 87% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p
2−3
8−9
ultra / 1080p
1−2
6−7
4K / 2160p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
9−10
24−27
medium / 1080p
4−5
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Metro Exodus is 200% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
high / 1080p
85−90
−
ultra / 1080p
80−85
95−100
medium / 1080p
−
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Minecraft is 16% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p
−
20−22
ultra / 1080p
12−14
16−18
low / 720p
27−30
45−50
medium / 1080p
14−16
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 61% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p
5−6
12−14
ultra / 1080p
3−4
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
7−8
21−24
medium / 1080p
7−8
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 150% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
18−20
45−50
medium / 768p
12−14
27−30
high / 1080p
6−7
14−16
ultra / 1080p
4−5
9−10
4K / 2160p
0−1
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 150% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
70−75
95−100
medium / 768p
35−40
55−60
ultra / 1080p
16−18
30−33
high / 768p
30−35
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in World of Tanks is 48% more, than Radeon R7 250.
Full Specs
Radeon R7 250
Radeon R9 M470
Architecture
GCN
GCN 2
Code name
Oland XT
Saturn
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
1 October 2013
14 May 2016
Pipelines
384
768
Core clock speed
1000 MHz
Boost Clock
1050 MHz
1000 MHz
Transistor count
950 million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
25.20
48.00
Floating-point performance
716.8 gflops
1,536 gflops
Length
168 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1150 MHz
6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
72 GB/s
96 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
5.1
6.3
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
117 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
3 Mh/s
AppAcceleration
+
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