NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 vs AMD Radeon R7 250

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Combined performance score

R7 250
2.78

Quadro RTX 6000 outperforms Radeon R7 250 by 1652% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking75856
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.109.94
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameOland XTTU102
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date1 October 2013 (10 years old)13 August 2018 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$89 $6,299
Current price$256 (2.9x MSRP)$3083 (0.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 6000 has 9840% better value for money than R7 250.

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 cores3844608
Core clock speedno data1440 MHz
Boost clock speed1050 MHz1770 MHz
Number of transistors950 million18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt260 Watt
Texture fill rate25.20509.8
Floating-point performance716.8 gflopsno data

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 supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Length168 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsN/A1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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 typeDDR3, GDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB24 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1150 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s672.0 GB/s
Shared memory-no 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI+no data
DisplayPort support-no data

Technologies

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

AppAcceleration+no data
CrossFire1no data
Enduro-no data
FreeSync1no data
HD3D-no data
PowerTune-no data
TrueAudio-no data
ZeroCore-no data
DDMA audio+no data

API support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkanno data1.2.131
Mantle-no data
CUDAno data7.5

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.

R7 250 2.78
RTX 6000 48.70
+1652%

Quadro RTX 6000 outperforms Radeon R7 250 by 1652% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

R7 250 1077
RTX 6000 18877
+1653%

Quadro RTX 6000 outperforms Radeon R7 250 by 1653% in Passmark.

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 HD19
−1479%
300−350
+1479%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1567%
100−105
+1567%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−1650%
70−75
+1650%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−1567%
100−105
+1567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−1650%
210−220
+1650%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1567%
100−105
+1567%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1650%
70−75
+1650%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−1650%
70−75
+1650%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−1614%
120−130
+1614%
Hitman 3 5−6
−1600%
85−90
+1600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−1650%
70−75
+1650%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−1567%
100−105
+1567%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−1567%
150−160
+1567%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−1650%
70−75
+1650%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−1567%
100−105
+1567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−1650%
210−220
+1650%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1567%
100−105
+1567%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1650%
70−75
+1650%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−1650%
70−75
+1650%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−1614%
120−130
+1614%
Hitman 3 5−6
−1600%
85−90
+1600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−1650%
70−75
+1650%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−1650%
70−75
+1650%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−1567%
100−105
+1567%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−1567%
150−160
+1567%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−1614%
120−130
+1614%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−1650%
70−75
+1650%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−1567%
100−105
+1567%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1567%
100−105
+1567%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1650%
70−75
+1650%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−1650%
70−75
+1650%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−1614%
120−130
+1614%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−1614%
120−130
+1614%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−1600%
85−90
+1600%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1567%
100−105
+1567%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−1600%
170−180
+1600%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−1567%
100−105
+1567%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1650%
70−75
+1650%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−1567%
50−55
+1567%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−1650%
35−40
+1650%
Hitman 3 3−4
−1567%
50−55
+1567%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1650%
140−150
+1650%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1650%
70−75
+1650%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−1567%
100−105
+1567%

This is how R7 250 and RTX 6000 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RTX 6000 is 1479% faster than R7 250

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.78 48.70
Recency 1 October 2013 13 August 2018
Cost $89 $6299
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 260 Watt

The Quadro RTX 6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 250 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 250 is a desktop card while Quadro RTX 6000 is a workstation one.


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

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