Xbox One S GPU vs Radeon R7 250X

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	557	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.61	no data
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code name	Cape Verde	Durango 2
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	13 February 2014 (10 years ago)	2 August 2016 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$99	$399
Current price	$207 (2.1x MSRP)	$102 (0.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	640	768
Core clock speed	no data	914 MHz
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,500 million	5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	95 Watt
Texture fill rate	38.00	43.87
Floating-point performance	1,216 gflops	1,404 gflops

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).

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	IGP
Length	210 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	no data

Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1625 MHz	2132 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	68.22 GB/s

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	No outputs
Eyefinity	1	no data
HDMI	+	no data
DisplayPort support	-	no data

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	-	no data
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	-	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
ZeroCore	-	no data
DDMA audio	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	N/A
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	no data	1.1
Mantle	-	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	13 February 2014	2 August 2016
Cost	$99	$399
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	95 Watt

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