Radeon R7 250E vs R9 380
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R9 380 and Radeon R7 250E, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
R9 380 outperforms R7 250E by a whopping 259% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 396 | 738 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 7.75 | 1.09 |
| Power efficiency | 5.79 | 5.57 |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | Antigua | Cape Verde |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Design | reference | no data |
| Release date | 18 June 2015 (10 years ago) | 20 December 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | $109 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
R9 380 has 611% 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 cores | 1792 | 512 |
| Compute units | 28 | no data |
| Core clock speed | no data | 800 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 970 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | 1,500 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 190 Watt | 55 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 108.6 | 25.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.476 TFLOPS | 0.8192 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| TMUs | 112 | 32 |
| L1 Cache | 448 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 256 KB |
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 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 221 mm | 168 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Form factor | full height / full length / dual slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2 x 6-pin | None |
| Bridgeless CrossFire | + | - |
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 | GDDR5 |
| High bandwidth memory (HBM) | - | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 970 MHz | 1125 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 182.4 GB/s | 72 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
| Number of Eyefinity displays | 6 | no data |
| HDMI | + | + |
| DisplayPort support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| CrossFire | + | - |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| HD3D | + | - |
| LiquidVR | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| ZeroCore | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
| DDMA audio | + | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.2.131 |
| Mantle | + | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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 | 65
+261%
| 18−20
−261%
|
| 4K | 25
+317%
| 6−7
−317%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 3.06
+97.8%
| 6.06
−97.8%
|
| 4K | 7.96
+128%
| 18.17
−128%
|
- R9 380 has 98% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- R9 380 has 128% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 80−85
+290%
|
21−24
−290%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−33
+275%
|
8−9
−275%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+294%
|
16−18
−294%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 80−85
+290%
|
21−24
−290%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−33
+275%
|
8−9
−275%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 55−60
+269%
|
16−18
−269%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+300%
|
12−14
−300%
|
| Fortnite | 80−85
+290%
|
21−24
−290%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+281%
|
16−18
−281%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 45−50
+275%
|
12−14
−275%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50−55
+286%
|
14−16
−286%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+303%
|
30−33
−303%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+294%
|
16−18
−294%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 80−85
+290%
|
21−24
−290%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 190−200
+292%
|
50−55
−292%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−33
+275%
|
8−9
−275%
|
| Dota 2 | 90−95
+283%
|
24−27
−283%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 55−60
+269%
|
16−18
−269%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+300%
|
12−14
−300%
|
| Fortnite | 80−85
+290%
|
21−24
−290%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+281%
|
16−18
−281%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 45−50
+275%
|
12−14
−275%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 55−60
+293%
|
14−16
−293%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−33
+275%
|
8−9
−275%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50−55
+286%
|
14−16
−286%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 51
+264%
|
14−16
−264%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+303%
|
30−33
−303%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+294%
|
16−18
−294%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−33
+275%
|
8−9
−275%
|
| Dota 2 | 90−95
+283%
|
24−27
−283%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 55−60
+269%
|
16−18
−269%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+300%
|
12−14
−300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+281%
|
16−18
−281%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50−55
+286%
|
14−16
−286%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30
+275%
|
8−9
−275%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+303%
|
30−33
−303%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 80−85
+290%
|
21−24
−290%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+300%
|
7−8
−300%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 100−110
+260%
|
30−33
−260%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 21−24
+283%
|
6−7
−283%
|
| Metro Exodus | 18−20
+260%
|
5−6
−260%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 130−140
+297%
|
35−40
−297%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
+273%
|
40−45
−273%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+310%
|
10−11
−310%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+333%
|
3−4
−333%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 30−33
+275%
|
8−9
−275%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+300%
|
8−9
−300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+289%
|
9−10
−289%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+320%
|
5−6
−320%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 30−35
+300%
|
8−9
−300%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 27−30
+286%
|
7−8
−286%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−12
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 19
+280%
|
5−6
−280%
|
| Valorant | 80−85
+281%
|
21−24
−281%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+320%
|
5−6
−320%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Dota 2 | 50−55
+271%
|
14−16
−271%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 14−16
+367%
|
3−4
−367%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+300%
|
4−5
−300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+317%
|
6−7
−317%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
+367%
|
3−4
−367%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 14−16
+367%
|
3−4
−367%
|
This is how R9 380 and R7 250E compete in popular games:
- R9 380 is 261% faster in 1080p
- R9 380 is 317% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.34 | 3.99 |
| Recency | 18 June 2015 | 20 December 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 190 Watt | 55 Watt |
R9 380 has a 259.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
R7 250E, on the other hand, has 245.5% lower power consumption.
The Radeon R9 380 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 250E in performance tests.
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