Radeon R7 250E vs GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile with Radeon R7 250E, including specs and performance data.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile
2021
4 GB GDDR6, 60 Watt
21.05
+454%

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile outperforms R7 250E by a whopping 454% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking284729
Place by popularity43not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.04
Power efficiency28.385.59
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2025)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameGN20-P0Cape Verde
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date11 May 2021 (4 years ago)20 December 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores2048512
Core clock speed1238 MHz800 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)55 Watt
Texture fill rateno data25.60
Floating-point processing powerno data0.8192 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data32
L1 Cacheno data128 KB
L2 Cacheno data256 KB

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed12000 MHz1125 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data72 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 Connectorsno data1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12_212 (11_1)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.2.131

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.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 21.05
+454%
R7 250E 3.80

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.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 11949
+507%
R7 250E 1970

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 HD62
+520%
10−12
−520%
1440p43
+514%
7−8
−514%
4K26
+550%
4−5
−550%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data10.90
1440pno data15.57
4Kno data27.25

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 170
+467%
30−33
−467%
Cyberpunk 2077 66
+560%
10−11
−560%
Hogwarts Legacy 54
+500%
9−10
−500%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 93
+481%
16−18
−481%
Counter-Strike 2 125
+495%
21−24
−495%
Cyberpunk 2077 52
+478%
9−10
−478%
Far Cry 5 68
+467%
12−14
−467%
Fortnite 110−120
+533%
18−20
−533%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+463%
16−18
−463%
Forza Horizon 5 87
+521%
14−16
−521%
Hogwarts Legacy 41
+486%
7−8
−486%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+529%
14−16
−529%
Valorant 160−170
+493%
27−30
−493%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 89
+456%
16−18
−456%
Counter-Strike 2 36
+500%
6−7
−500%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
+458%
45−50
−458%
Cyberpunk 2077 41
+486%
7−8
−486%
Dota 2 118
+462%
21−24
−462%
Far Cry 5 64
+540%
10−11
−540%
Fortnite 110−120
+533%
18−20
−533%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+463%
16−18
−463%
Forza Horizon 5 77
+542%
12−14
−542%
Grand Theft Auto V 86
+514%
14−16
−514%
Hogwarts Legacy 31
+520%
5−6
−520%
Metro Exodus 49
+513%
8−9
−513%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+529%
14−16
−529%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 81
+479%
14−16
−479%
Valorant 160−170
+493%
27−30
−493%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 83
+493%
14−16
−493%
Cyberpunk 2077 34
+467%
6−7
−467%
Dota 2 112
+522%
18−20
−522%
Far Cry 5 61
+510%
10−11
−510%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+463%
16−18
−463%
Hogwarts Legacy 19
+533%
3−4
−533%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+529%
14−16
−529%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 46
+475%
8−9
−475%
Valorant 160−170
+493%
27−30
−493%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 110−120
+533%
18−20
−533%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+500%
8−9
−500%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
+500%
27−30
−500%
Grand Theft Auto V 48
+500%
8−9
−500%
Metro Exodus 29
+480%
5−6
−480%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+480%
30−33
−480%
Valorant 190−200
+463%
35−40
−463%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 66
+560%
10−11
−560%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+500%
3−4
−500%
Far Cry 5 49
+513%
8−9
−513%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+480%
10−11
−480%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27
+525%
4−5
−525%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+500%
6−7
−500%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 50−55
+500%
9−10
−500%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+633%
3−4
−633%
Grand Theft Auto V 44
+529%
7−8
−529%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Metro Exodus 17
+467%
3−4
−467%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
+480%
5−6
−480%
Valorant 130−140
+529%
21−24
−529%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 35
+483%
6−7
−483%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+633%
3−4
−633%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
+500%
1−2
−500%
Dota 2 62
+520%
10−11
−520%
Far Cry 5 19
+533%
3−4
−533%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+471%
7−8
−471%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+500%
4−5
−500%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 24−27
+500%
4−5
−500%

This is how RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and R7 250E compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 520% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 514% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 550% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.05 3.80
Recency 11 May 2021 20 December 2013
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 55 Watt

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile has a 453.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

R7 250E, on the other hand, has 9.1% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 250E in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is a notebook graphics card while Radeon R7 250E is a desktop one.

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