ATI Radeon X1650 SE vs ATI HD 4250
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 4250 and Radeon X1650 SE, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD 4250 outperforms X1650 SE by an impressive 75% 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 | 1381 | 1460 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.90 | 0.48 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Ultra-Threaded SE (2005−2007) |
| GPU code name | RV620 | RV515 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 25 February 2009 (16 years ago) | 2007 (18 years ago) |
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 cores | 40 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 594 MHz | 635 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 181 million | 107 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 27 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 2.376 | 2.540 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.04752 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| TMUs | 4 | 4 |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | no data |
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 1.0 x16 |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 396 MHz | 800 MBps |
| Memory bandwidth | 6.336 GB/s | 12.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
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 DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
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.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
+85.7%
|
14−16
−85.7%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
+85.7%
|
7−8
−85.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 9−10
+80%
|
5−6
−80%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
+85.7%
|
14−16
−85.7%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 9−10
+80%
|
5−6
−80%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
+85.7%
|
14−16
−85.7%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+87.5%
|
8−9
−87.5%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.28 | 0.16 |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 27 Watt |
ATI HD 4250 has a 75% higher aggregate performance score, a 63.6% more advanced lithography process, and 8% lower power consumption.
The Radeon HD 4250 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X1650 SE in performance tests.
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