Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 590 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 590 is 1864 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R7 250.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 250
- Up to 75% cheaper than Radeon RX 590 - $29.99 vs $119.99
- Up to 60% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Radeon RX 590 - $0.81 vs $2.03 per FPS
- Consumes up to 69% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 55 vs 175 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Performs up to 59% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Radeon R7 250 - 59 vs 37 FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 250 - 8 vs 1 GB
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
FPS
37
62%
Value, $/FPS
$0.81/FPS
100%
Price, $
$29.99
100%
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R7 250 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
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Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
Not Available | MSRP | $279 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
None | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
1 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
28.8 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1469 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |