GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB vs Radeon R7 250E
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R7 250E and GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB outperforms R7 250E by a whopping 1210% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 754 | 65 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 21 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.11 | 83.21 |
| Power efficiency | 5.64 | 22.58 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026) |
| GPU code name | Cape Verde | GB206 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 20 December 2013 (12 years ago) | 16 April 2025 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $109 | $379 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB has 7396% better value for money than R7 250E.
Performance to price scatter graph
Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 512 | 4608 |
| Core clock speed | 800 MHz | 2407 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2572 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 21,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 180 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 25.60 | 370.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.8192 TFLOPS | 23.7 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 48 |
| TMUs | 32 | 144 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 144 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 36 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | 4.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 32 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x8 |
| Length | 168 mm | 241 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1125 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 GB/s | 448.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b |
| HDMI | + | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | - | 12.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 10−12
−1430%
| 153
+1430%
|
| 1440p | 5−6
−1340%
| 72
+1340%
|
| 4K | 3−4
−1400%
| 45
+1400%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 10.90
−340%
| 2.48
+340%
|
| 1440p | 21.80
−314%
| 5.26
+314%
|
| 4K | 36.33
−331%
| 8.42
+331%
|
- RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB has 340% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB has 314% lower cost per frame in 1440p
- RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB has 331% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Atomic Heart | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 270−280
+0%
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270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Atomic Heart | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 270
+0%
|
270
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 230−240
+0%
|
230−240
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Atomic Heart | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 248
+0%
|
248
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 230−240
+0%
|
230−240
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 328
+0%
|
328
+0%
|
| Valorant | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 232
+0%
|
232
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 156
+0%
|
156
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 230−240
+0%
|
230−240
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 350−400
+0%
|
350−400
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Valorant | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 161
+0%
|
161
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 119
+0%
|
119
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 101
+0%
|
101
+0%
|
| Valorant | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 84
+0%
|
84
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
This is how R7 250E and RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB compete in popular games:
- RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB is 1430% faster in 1080p
- RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB is 1340% faster in 1440p
- RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB is 1400% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 56 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.01 | 52.52 |
| Recency | 20 December 2013 | 16 April 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 180 Watt |
R7 250E has 227% lower power consumption.
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB, on the other hand, has a 1210% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 250E in performance tests.
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