Radeon R7 250E vs Qualcomm Adreno 690

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Qualcomm Adreno 690 with Radeon R7 250E, including specs and performance data.

Qualcomm Adreno 690
2018
7 Watt
2.60

R7 250E outperforms Qualcomm Adreno 690 by an impressive 54% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking864742
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.10
Power efficiency28.605.60
Architectureno dataGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameno dataCape Verde
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date6 December 2018 (7 years ago)20 December 2013 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

no data

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 coresno data512
Core clock speedno data800 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)7 Watt55 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).

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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data1 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1125 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data72 GB/s
Shared memory+-

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.

DirectX1212 (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.

Qualcomm Adreno 690 2.60
R7 250E 4.00
+53.8%

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.

Qualcomm Adreno 690 2933
+48.9%
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 HD21
−42.9%
30−35
+42.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.63

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Fortnite 12−14
−53.8%
20−22
+53.8%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−53.8%
20−22
+53.8%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−53.8%
20−22
+53.8%
Valorant 40−45
−47.7%
65−70
+47.7%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50−55
−47.1%
75−80
+47.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Dota 2 43
−51.2%
65−70
+51.2%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Fortnite 12−14
−53.8%
20−22
+53.8%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−53.8%
20−22
+53.8%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−53.8%
20−22
+53.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
−40%
14−16
+40%
Valorant 40−45
−47.7%
65−70
+47.7%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Dota 2 35
−42.9%
50−55
+42.9%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−53.8%
20−22
+53.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−53.8%
20−22
+53.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4
−50%
6−7
+50%
Valorant 40−45
−47.7%
65−70
+47.7%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 12−14
−53.8%
20−22
+53.8%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 18−20
−42.1%
27−30
+42.1%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−45.8%
35−40
+45.8%
Valorant 21−24
−52.2%
35−40
+52.2%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−40%
21−24
+40%
Valorant 12−14
−53.8%
20−22
+53.8%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

This is how Qualcomm Adreno 690 and R7 250E compete in popular games:

  • R7 250E is 43% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.60 4.00
Recency 6 December 2018 20 December 2013
Chip lithography 5 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 55 Watt

Qualcomm Adreno 690 has an age advantage of 4 years, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 686% lower power consumption.

R7 250E, on the other hand, has a 54% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon R7 250E is our recommended choice as it beats the Qualcomm Adreno 690 in performance tests.

Be aware that Qualcomm Adreno 690 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon R7 250E is a desktop one.

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