ATI Radeon HD 2900 GT vs HD 6250

Place in the ranking	1361	1153
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.88	0.35
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	Cedar	R600
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	31 January 2011 (13 years ago)	6 November 2007 (17 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	80	240
Core clock speed	650 MHz	601 MHz
Number of transistors	292 million	720 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	5.200	7.212
Floating-point processing power	0.104 TFLOPS	0.2885 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	12
TMUs	8	12

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
Length	168 mm	no data
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	GDDR3	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	256 MB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	500 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	8 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	10.0 (10_0)
Shader Model	5.0	4.0
OpenGL	4.4	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

HD 6250 0.24

ATI HD 2900 GT 0.76
+217%

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.

HD 6250 93

ATI HD 2900 GT 292
+214%

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

−200%

18−20
+200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−200%

6−7
+200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −200%	9−10 +200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −200%	6−7 +200%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −200%	6−7 +200%
Hitman 3	4−5 −200%	12−14 +200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −200%	24−27 +200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −200%	12−14 +200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −204%	85−90 +204%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −200%	9−10 +200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −200%	6−7 +200%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −200%	6−7 +200%
Hitman 3	4−5 −200%	12−14 +200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −200%	24−27 +200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −200%	12−14 +200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −200%	27−30 +200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −204%	85−90 +204%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −200%	9−10 +200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −200%	6−7 +200%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −200%	6−7 +200%
Hitman 3	4−5 −200%	12−14 +200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −200%	24−27 +200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −200%	12−14 +200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −200%	27−30 +200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −204%	85−90 +204%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7 −200%	18−20 +200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −200%	6−7 +200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−200%

6−7
+200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−200%

6−7
+200%

This is how HD 6250 and ATI HD 2900 GT compete in popular games:

ATI HD 2900 GT is 200% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.24	0.76
Recency	31 January 2011	6 November 2007
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	256 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	150 Watt

HD 6250 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 689.5% lower power consumption.

ATI HD 2900 GT, on the other hand, has a 216.7% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon HD 2900 GT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6250 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.