Radeon R7 250E vs HD 7870
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 7870 and Radeon R7 250E, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD 7870 outperforms R7 250E by a whopping 175% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 410 | 679 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.87 | 1.21 |
| Power efficiency | 4.73 | 5.47 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) |
| GPU code name | Pitcairn | Cape Verde |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 5 March 2012 (12 years ago) | 20 December 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $349 | $109 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
HD 7870 has 137% better value for money than R7 250E.
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 | 1280 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 1000 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 1,500 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 175 Watt | 55 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 80.00 | 25.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.56 TFLOPS | 0.8192 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| TMUs | 80 | 32 |
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 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | 168 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz | 1125 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s | 72 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 mini-DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
| HDMI | + | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
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:
| 900p | 84
+180%
| 30−35
−180%
|
| Full HD | 66
+214%
| 21−24
−214%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 5.29
−1.9%
| 5.19
+1.9%
|
- HD 7870 and R7 250E have nearly equal cost per frame in 1080p
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+200%
|
7−8
−200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+200%
|
8−9
−200%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+179%
|
14−16
−179%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+200%
|
7−8
−200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+200%
|
8−9
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+200%
|
16−18
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
+210%
|
10−11
−210%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+230%
|
10−11
−230%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 30−35
+210%
|
10−11
−210%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
+200%
|
16−18
−200%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+179%
|
14−16
−179%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+200%
|
7−8
−200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+200%
|
8−9
−200%
|
| Dota 2 | 40−45
+207%
|
14−16
−207%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+194%
|
16−18
−194%
|
| Fortnite | 65−70
+188%
|
24−27
−188%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+200%
|
16−18
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
+210%
|
10−11
−210%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 40−45
+207%
|
14−16
−207%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+230%
|
10−11
−230%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 90−95
+200%
|
30−33
−200%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 30−35
+210%
|
10−11
−210%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+200%
|
12−14
−200%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
+200%
|
16−18
−200%
|
| World of Tanks | 160−170
+177%
|
60−65
−177%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+179%
|
14−16
−179%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+200%
|
7−8
−200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+200%
|
8−9
−200%
|
| Dota 2 | 40−45
+207%
|
14−16
−207%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+194%
|
16−18
−194%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+200%
|
16−18
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
+210%
|
10−11
−210%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 90−95
+200%
|
30−33
−200%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
+200%
|
16−18
−200%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+220%
|
5−6
−220%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+183%
|
6−7
−183%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 90−95
+200%
|
30−33
−200%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
| World of Tanks | 85−90
+183%
|
30−33
−183%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+200%
|
8−9
−200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
+200%
|
9−10
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+180%
|
10−11
−180%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 18−20
+200%
|
6−7
−200%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
+178%
|
9−10
−178%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
+220%
|
5−6
−220%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
+200%
|
10−11
−200%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
| Dota 2 | 21−24
+214%
|
7−8
−214%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 21−24
+214%
|
7−8
−214%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
+192%
|
12−14
−192%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+214%
|
7−8
−214%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 10−12
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Dota 2 | 21−24
+214%
|
7−8
−214%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+200%
|
5−6
−200%
|
| Fortnite | 12−14
+225%
|
4−5
−225%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+220%
|
5−6
−220%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| Valorant | 12−14
+200%
|
4−5
−200%
|
This is how HD 7870 and R7 250E compete in popular games:
- HD 7870 is 180% faster in 900p
- HD 7870 is 214% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 11.47 | 4.17 |
| Recency | 5 March 2012 | 20 December 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 175 Watt | 55 Watt |
HD 7870 has a 175.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
R7 250E, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 218.2% lower power consumption.
The Radeon HD 7870 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 250E in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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