Radeon R7 250E vs RX Vega 11

Place in the ranking	603	668
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.14
Power efficiency	11.49	5.83
Architecture	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code name	Raven	Cape Verde
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	10 May 2018 (6 years ago)	20 December 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	704	512
Core clock speed	300 MHz	800 MHz
Boost clock speed	1251 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	4,940 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	55 Watt
Texture fill rate	55.04	25.60
Floating-point processing power	1.761 TFLOPS	0.8192 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	16
TMUs	44	32

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	IGP	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	168 mm
Width	IGP	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	System Shared	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	1 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	72 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	Motherboard Dependent	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	6.7 (6.4)	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	1.2
Vulkan	1.3	1.2.131

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. 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.

RX Vega 11 5.48
+25.4%

R7 250E 4.37

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.

RX Vega 11 3494
+77.4%

R7 250E 1970

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	28 +33.3%	21−24 −33.3%
1440p	5 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
4K	10 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9−10
+28.6%

7−8

−28.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Battlefield 5	23 +27.8%	18−20 −27.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Far Cry 5	22 +37.5%	16−18 −37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	25 +38.9%	18−20 −38.9%
Forza Horizon 4	89 +27.1%	70−75 −27.1%
Hitman 3	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +25.9%	27−30 −25.9%
Metro Exodus	33 +37.5%	24−27 −37.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	38 +26.7%	30−33 −26.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +37.1%	35−40 −37.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35 +29.6%	27−30 −29.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Battlefield 5	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Far Cry 5	19 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	19 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Forza Horizon 4	78 +30%	60−65 −30%
Hitman 3	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +25.9%	27−30 −25.9%
Metro Exodus	12 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	17 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +37.1%	35−40 −37.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	11 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Far Cry 5	14 +40%	10−11 −40%
Forza Horizon 4	29 +38.1%	21−24 −38.1%
Hitman 3	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +25.9%	27−30 −25.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	15 +50%	10−11 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +37.1%	35−40 −37.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16
+50%

10−11

−50%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Hitman 3	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +29.6%	27−30 −29.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

+42.9%

7−8
−42.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Hitman 3	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	12 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+50%

4−5

−50%

This is how RX Vega 11 and R7 250E compete in popular games:

RX Vega 11 is 33% faster in 1080p
RX Vega 11 is 67% faster in 1440p
RX Vega 11 is 43% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.48	4.37
Recency	10 May 2018	20 December 2013
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	55 Watt

RX Vega 11 has a 25.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 57.1% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 11 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 250E in performance tests.

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