The Radeon RX 550 is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the Radeon R7 250 and it's also a better value for money, as it's only £28.93 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon RX 550
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 9% less energy – 50 vs 55 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 2 vs 1 GB
Advantages of the Radeon R7 250
- Up to 26% cheaper – £81.06 vs £109.99
Radeon RX 550 vs Radeon R7 250 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 550
Apr 20th, 2017
Average FPS
47
100%
Min 1% FPS
20
100%
Price, £
£109.99
73%
Value, £/FPS
£2.34/FPS
82%
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£109.99
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£398.35
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£86.22
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Radeon R7 250
Oct 8th, 2013
Average FPS
42
89%
Min 1% FPS
16
80%
Price, £
£81.06
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.93/FPS
100%
Radeon RX 550 vs Radeon R7 250 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon RX 550 vs Radeon R7 250 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 550 vs Radeon R7 250 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon RX 550
Apr 20th, 2017
Memory
2 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
112 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
1.211 TFLOPS
100%
Radeon R7 250
Oct 8th, 2013
Memory
1 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
28.8 GB/s
26%
Pixel Fillrate
14.8 GPixel/s
78%
Texture Fillrate
29.6 GTexel/s
78%
FP32
947.2 GFLOPS
78%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 550 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R7 250 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Apr 20th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| $79.00 | MSRP | Not Available |
| Polaris | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
50 W | Power Consumption | 55 W |
| Memory | ||
2 GB | Memory Size | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | DDR3 |
| 128-bit | Memory Bus | 128-bit |
112 GB/s | Bandwidth | 28.8 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
18.93 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 14.8 GPixel/s |
37.86 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 29.6 GTexel/s |
1.211 TFLOPS | FP32 | 947.2 GFLOPS |
