The Radeon RX 590 is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the Radeon R7 250 and it's also a much better value for money, as it's only £68.93 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon RX 590
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 1 GB
Advantages of the Radeon R7 250
- Up to 46% cheaper – £81.06 vs £149.99
- Consumes up to 69% less energy – 55 vs 175 Watts
Radeon RX 590 vs Radeon R7 250 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Average FPS
73
100%
Min 1% FPS
37
100%
Price, £
£149.99
54%
Value, £/FPS
£2.05/FPS
94%
Radeon R7 250
Oct 8th, 2013
Average FPS
42
58%
Min 1% FPS
16
43%
Price, £
£81.06
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.93/FPS
100%
Radeon RX 590 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 590 vs Radeon R7 250 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 590 vs Radeon R7 250 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
7.119 TFLOPS
100%
Radeon R7 250
Oct 8th, 2013
Memory
1 GB
12%
Memory Bandwidth
28.8 GB/s
11%
Pixel Fillrate
14.8 GPixel/s
30%
Texture Fillrate
29.6 GTexel/s
13%
FP32
947.2 GFLOPS
13%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 590 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R7 250 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Nov 15th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| $279.00 | MSRP | Not Available |
| Polaris | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 175 W | Power Consumption | 55 W |
| Memory | ||
8 GB | Memory Size | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | DDR3 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 128-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 28.8 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
49.44 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 14.8 GPixel/s |
222.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 29.6 GTexel/s |
7.119 TFLOPS | FP32 | 947.2 GFLOPS |
