Radeon RX 9070 GRE vs ATI HD 4250
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 4250 and Radeon RX 9070 GRE, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
9070 GRE outperforms HD 4250 by a whopping 19538% 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 | 1407 | 48 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 60.90 |
| Power efficiency | 0.89 | 19.89 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | RDNA 4.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | RV620 | Navi 48 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 25 February 2009 (17 years ago) | 8 May 2025 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $549 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
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 | 40 | 3072 |
| Core clock speed | 594 MHz | 1420 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2790 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 181 million | 53,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 220 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 2.376 | 535.7 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.04752 TFLOPS | 34.28 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 96 |
| TMUs | 4 | 192 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 96 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 48 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 768 KB |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | 8 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 48 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 2.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 2x 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 | DDR2 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 396 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 6.336 GB/s | 432.0 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 VGA, 1x S-Video | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.4 |
| 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.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
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 | 0−1 | 160 |
| 1440p | -0−1 | 85 |
| 4K | -0−1 | 57 |
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 3.43 |
| 1440p | no data | 6.46 |
| 4K | no data | 9.63 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−13900%
|
140−150
+13900%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−13900%
|
140−150
+13900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−7267%
|
220−230
+7267%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−2386%
|
170−180
+2386%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−1156%
|
300−350
+1156%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
−2038%
|
270−280
+2038%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−13900%
|
140−150
+13900%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−19344%
|
1750−1800
+19344%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−7267%
|
220−230
+7267%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−2386%
|
170−180
+2386%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−7180%
|
364
+7180%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−1156%
|
300−350
+1156%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−13900%
|
140−150
+13900%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−19344%
|
1750−1800
+19344%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−7267%
|
220−230
+7267%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−2386%
|
170−180
+2386%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−3840%
|
197
+3840%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−19500%
|
4900−4950
+19500%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
−8200%
|
160−170
+8200%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 0−1 | 400−450 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−18233%
|
550−600
+18233%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−18200%
|
180−190
+18200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−14100%
|
142
+14100%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−820%
|
130−140
+820%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
−6200%
|
300−350
+6200%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−9500%
|
95−100
+9500%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−3850%
|
75−80
+3850%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 280−290
+0%
|
280−290
+0%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 280−290
+0%
|
280−290
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 280−290
+0%
|
280−290
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Valorant | 350−400
+0%
|
350−400
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 113
+0%
|
113
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 9070 GRE is 18200% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 9070 GRE performs better in 22 tests (42%)
- there's a draw in 31 tests (58%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.29 | 56.95 |
| Recency | 25 February 2009 | 8 May 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 220 Watt |
ATI HD 4250 has 780% lower power consumption.
RX 9070 GRE, on the other hand, has a 19538% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1275% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 9070 GRE is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4250 in performance tests.
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