Radeon RX 6500 XT vs R7 250E

Place in performance ranking	639	204
Place by popularity	not in top-100	83
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.11	23.48
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Cape Verde	Navi 24
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	20 December 2013 (10 years ago)	19 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	$199
Current price	$599 (5.5x MSRP)	$274 (1.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6500 XT has 21245% better value for money than R7 250E.

Detailed specifications

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 cores	512	1024
Core clock speed	800 MHz	2610 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2815 MHz
Number of transistors	1,500 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	107 Watt
Texture fill rate	25.60	180.2
Floating-point performance	819.2 gflops	no data

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 4.0 x4
Length	168 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	143.9 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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, 1x DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3

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 250E 4.30

RX 6500 XT 24.70
+474%

RX 6500 XT outperforms R7 250E by 474% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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%

R7 250E 1970

RX 6500 XT 15712
+698%

RX 6500 XT outperforms R7 250E by 698% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	10−12 −510%	61 +510%
1440p	5−6 −540%	32 +540%
4K	2−3 −750%	17 +750%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

72
−456%

400−450

+456%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −453%	260−270 +453%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	51 −469%	290−300 +469%
Battlefield 5	80−85 −456%	450−500 +456%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −460%	280−290 +460%
Cyberpunk 2077	54 −456%	300−310 +456%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −426%	300−310 +426%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 −438%	350−400 +438%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −461%	600−650 +461%
Hitman 3	50−55 −460%	280−290 +460%
Horizon Zero Dawn	176 −468%	1000−1050 +468%
Metro Exodus	80−85 −463%	450−500 +463%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 −430%	350−400 +430%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	128 −447%	700−750 +447%
Watch Dogs: Legion	74 −441%	400−450 +441%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −453%	260−270 +453%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	43 −458%	240−250 +458%
Battlefield 5	80−85 −456%	450−500 +456%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −460%	280−290 +460%
Cyberpunk 2077	34 −459%	190−200 +459%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −426%	300−310 +426%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 −438%	350−400 +438%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −461%	600−650 +461%
Hitman 3	23 −465%	130−140 +465%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 −461%	550−600 +461%
Metro Exodus	45 −456%	250−260 +456%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 −430%	350−400 +430%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	107 −461%	600−650 +461%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	92 −443%	500−550 +443%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 −471%	400−450 +471%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −453%	260−270 +453%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	31 −448%	170−180 +448%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −460%	280−290 +460%
Cyberpunk 2077	30 −467%	170−180 +467%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −426%	300−310 +426%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −461%	600−650 +461%
Horizon Zero Dawn	92 −443%	500−550 +443%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	83 −442%	450−500 +442%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	54 −456%	300−310 +456%
Watch Dogs: Legion	25 −460%	140−150 +460%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70
−430%

350−400

+430%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −453%	260−270 +453%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 −458%	290−300 +458%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −438%	140−150 +438%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	23 −465%	130−140 +465%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −445%	180−190 +445%
Cyberpunk 2077	17 −459%	95−100 +459%
Far Cry 5	57 −426%	300−310 +426%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −471%	280−290 +471%
Hitman 3	27−30 −452%	160−170 +452%
Horizon Zero Dawn	66 −430%	350−400 +430%
Metro Exodus	57 −426%	300−310 +426%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	56 −436%	300−310 +436%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −467%	170−180 +467%
Watch Dogs: Legion	19 −426%	100−105 +426%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45
−461%

230−240

+461%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −442%	130−140 +442%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −426%	100−105 +426%
Hitman 3	10 −450%	55−60 +450%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −471%	160−170 +471%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16 −463%	90−95 +463%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	28 −471%	160−170 +471%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −467%	85−90 +467%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6 −400%	30−33 +400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −471%	80−85 +471%
Cyberpunk 2077	4 −425%	21−24 +425%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −471%	80−85 +471%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −459%	190−200 +459%
Horizon Zero Dawn	32 −463%	180−190 +463%
Metro Exodus	20 −450%	110−120 +450%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10 −450%	55−60 +450%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24
−471%

120−130

+471%

This is how R7 250E and RX 6500 XT compete in popular games:

RX 6500 XT is 510% faster in 1080p
RX 6500 XT is 540% faster in 1440p
RX 6500 XT is 750% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.30	24.70
Recency	20 December 2013	19 January 2022
Cost	$109	$199
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	107 Watt