GeForce RTX 5060 vs Radeon R7 250E

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 250E and GeForce RTX 5060, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R7 250E
2013
1 GB GDDR5, 55 Watt
4.01

RTX 5060 outperforms R7 250E by a whopping 1136% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking71667
Place by popularitynot in top-10012
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.0998.53
Power efficiency5.5626.05
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameCape VerdeGB206
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date20 December 2013 (11 years ago)19 May 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 $299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RTX 5060 has 8939% better value for money than R7 250E.

Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores5123840
Core clock speed800 MHz2280 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2497 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million21,900 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt145 Watt
Texture fill rate25.60299.6
Floating-point processing power0.8192 TFLOPS19.18 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs32120
Tensor Coresno data120
Ray Tracing Coresno data30

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x8
Length168 mm241 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI++

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.4
CUDA-12.0
DLSS-+

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.

R7 250E 4.01
RTX 5060 49.55
+1136%

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.

R7 250E 1970
RTX 5060 37952
+1826%

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 HD12−14
−1242%
161
+1242%
1440p6−7
−1200%
78
+1200%
4K4−5
−1200%
52
+1200%

Cost per frame, $

1080p9.08
−389%
1.86
+389%
1440p18.17
−374%
3.83
+374%
4K27.25
−374%
5.75
+374%
  • RTX 5060 has 389% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 5060 has 374% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 5060 has 374% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
God of War 189
+0%
189
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 249
+0%
249
+0%
Fortnite 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
God of War 163
+0%
163
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 227
+0%
227
+0%
Fortnite 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
God of War 134
+0%
134
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 180
+0%
180
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 283
+0%
283
+0%
Valorant 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 213
+0%
213
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
God of War 90
+0%
90
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 143
+0%
143
+0%
Valorant 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 131
+0%
131
+0%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 145
+0%
145
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
God of War 76
+0%
76
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 106
+0%
106
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 125
+0%
125
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 89
+0%
89
+0%
Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Far Cry 5 75
+0%
75
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
God of War 50
+0%
50
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

This is how R7 250E and RTX 5060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5060 is 1242% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5060 is 1200% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5060 is 1200% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 62 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.01 49.55
Recency 20 December 2013 19 May 2025
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 145 Watt

R7 250E has 163.6% lower power consumption.

RTX 5060, on the other hand, has a 1135.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 250E in performance tests.

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AMD Radeon R7 250E
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