AMD Radeon R7 250 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB

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Combined performance score

GTX 460 768MB
4.38
+57.6%

GeForce GTX 460 768MB outperforms Radeon R7 250 by 58% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking626758
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data0.10
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameno dataOland XT
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release dateno data1 October 2013 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$89
Current price$149 $256 (2.9x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores336384
Core clock speed675 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1050 MHz
Number of transistorsno data950 million
Manufacturing process technologyno data28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data75 Watt
Texture fill rateno data25.20
Floating-point performanceno data716.8 gflops

Size and 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).

Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x8
Lengthno data168 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataN/A

Memory

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 typeGDDR5DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data2 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1800 MHz1150 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data72 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectorsno data1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMIno data+
DisplayPort supportno data-

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAccelerationno data+
CrossFireno data1
Endurono data-
FreeSyncno data1
HD3Dno data-
PowerTuneno data-
TrueAudiono data-
ZeroCoreno data-
DDMA audiono data+

API support

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

DirectX11DirectX® 12
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Mantleno data-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

GTX 460 768MB 4.38
+57.6%
R7 250 2.78

GeForce GTX 460 768MB outperforms Radeon R7 250 by 58% in our combined benchmark results.


3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 460 768MB 12262
R7 250 12581
+2.6%

Radeon R7 250 outperforms GeForce GTX 460 768MB by 3% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 460 768MB 2811
+1.3%
R7 250 2775

GeForce GTX 460 768MB outperforms Radeon R7 250 by 1% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 460 768MB 2092
R7 250 2145
+2.5%

Radeon R7 250 outperforms GeForce GTX 460 768MB by 3% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 460 768MB 17589
+16.6%
R7 250 15080

GeForce GTX 460 768MB outperforms Radeon R7 250 by 17% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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 HD47
+147%
19
−147%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Hitman 3 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Hitman 3 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

This is how GTX 460 768MB and R7 250 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 460 768MB is 147% faster than R7 250

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 460 768MB is 400% faster than the R7 250.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 460 768MB is ahead in 52 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.38 2.78

The GeForce GTX 460 768MB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 250 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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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB
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