Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 550 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R7 250 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R7 250 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 550 is 1290 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R7 250.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 250
- Up to 67% cheaper than Radeon RX 550 - $29.99 vs $91.99
- Up to 65% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Radeon RX 550 - $0.35 vs $1.0 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Performs up to 7% better in Sea of Thieves than Radeon R7 250 - 92 vs 86 FPS
- Consumes up to 9% less energy than AMD Radeon R7 250 - 50 vs 55 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 250 - 2 vs 1 GB
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
FPS
86
93%
Value, $/FPS
$0.35/FPS
100%
Price, $
$29.99
100%
Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R7 250 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 550 |
---|---|---|
Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
Not Available | MSRP | $79 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
None | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
1 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
128-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
28.8 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1183 MHz |
900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |