Radeon R7 250 vs Radeon RX 460

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R7 250 and Radeon RX 460, 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 RX 460, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon R7 250	Radeon RX 460
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	75 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	N/A	None
Memory type	DDR3, GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 75 Watt.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x8 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon RX 460 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 RX 460 - with Polaris.
Radeon R7 250 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 460 - by 14 nm process technology.
Radeon RX 460 is 2 mm longer, than Radeon R7 250.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 460 is 5850 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	3−4	21−24
ultra / 1080p	1−2	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	14−16	40−45
medium / 1080p	5−6	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 316% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	6−7	30−35
ultra / 1080p	4−5	27−30
QHD / 1440p	0−1	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	18−20	70−75
medium / 1080p	7−8	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Battlefield 5 is 366% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon R7 250 and Radeon RX 460 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	120−130	230−240
medium / 768p	90−95	200−210
ultra / 1080p	45−50	120−130
QHD / 1440p	24−27	95−100
4K / 2160p	−	50−55
high / 768p	65−70	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 135% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	50−55
medium / 1080p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 35% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	80−85	120−130
medium / 768p	55−60	100−110
ultra / 1080p	27−30	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Dota 2 is 85% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	4−5	24−27
ultra / 1080p	4−5	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	20−22
4K / 2160p	2−3	8−9
low / 720p	14−16	50−55
medium / 1080p	5−6	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Far Cry 5 is 366% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	10−12	30−35
ultra / 1080p	7−8	24−27
QHD / 1440p	1−2	16−18
low / 720p	50−55	120−130
medium / 1080p	16−18	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Fortnite is 217% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	8−9	35−40
ultra / 1080p	7−8	27−30
QHD / 1440p	3−4	14−16
4K / 2160p	3−4	12−14
low / 720p	21−24	70−75
medium / 1080p	10−11	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Forza Horizon 4 is 277% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	45−50	100−110
medium / 768p	35−40	95−100
high / 1080p	8−9	40−45
ultra / 1080p	4−5	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Grand Theft Auto V is 170% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	2−3	12−14
ultra / 1080p	1−2	10−11
QHD / 1440p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	9−10	40−45
medium / 1080p	4−5	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Metro Exodus is 425% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	90−95	120−130
high / 1080p	85−90	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	−
medium / 1080p	−	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Minecraft is 35% more, than Radeon R7 250.
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	27−30	70−75
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 94% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p	5−6	16−18
ultra / 1080p	3−4	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	7−8	40−45
medium / 1080p	7−8	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 283% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	18−20	75−80
medium / 768p	12−14	45−50
high / 1080p	6−7	24−27
ultra / 1080p	4−5	14−16
4K / 2160p	0−1	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 310% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p	70−75	90−95
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	16−18	40−45
high / 768p	30−35	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in World of Tanks is 61% more, than Radeon R7 250.

Full Specs

	Radeon R7 250	Radeon RX 460
Architecture	GCN	Polaris
Code name	Oland XT	Polaris 11 / Baffin XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	1 October 2013	8 August 2016
Pipelines	384	896
Core clock speed		1090 MHz
Boost Clock	1050 MHz	1200 MHz
Transistor count	950 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	25.20	67.20
Floating-point performance	716.8 gflops	2,150 gflops
Length	168 mm	170 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1150 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	112.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
DirectX		12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
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	240 Mh/s
Design	reference
CrossFire	+
DDMA audio	+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	3 Mh/s
AppAcceleration	+
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Radeon R7 250 vs Radeon RX 460

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