Radeon R7 250 vs Radeon RX 560X

In this comparison between Radeon R7 250 and Radeon RX 560X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon R7 250 will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 560X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon R7 250 Radeon RX 560X
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 560X 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 560X - with GCN 4.0.
  • Radeon R7 250 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Radeon RX 560X is 2 mm longer, than Radeon R7 250.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560X is 5850 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 18−20
ultra / 1080p 1−2 10−11
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 14−16 35−40
medium / 1080p 5−6 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 266% more, than Radeon R7 250.

Full Specs

  Radeon R7 250 Radeon RX 560X
Architecture GCN GCN 4.0
Code name Oland XT Polaris 21
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 1 October 2013 11 April 2018
Pipelines 384 1024
Core clock speed 1175 MHz
Boost Clock 1050 MHz 1275 MHz
Transistor count 950 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 25.20 81.60
Floating-point performance 716.8 gflops 2,611 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
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 3 Mh/s
AppAcceleration +
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