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 RX 590
- Performs up to 41% better in Far Cry 6 than Radeon R7 250 - 89 vs 63 FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 250 - 8 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 250
- Up to 75% cheaper than Radeon RX 590 - $29.99 vs $119.99
- Up to 64% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Radeon RX 590 - $0.48 vs $1.35 per FPS
- Consumes up to 69% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 55 vs 175 Watts
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for $119.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 1944 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
FPS
63
70%
Value, $/FPS
$0.48/FPS
100%
Price, $
$29.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $29.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 1725 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 590 | vs | AMD Radeon R7 250 |
---|---|---|
Nov 15th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
Polaris | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$279 | MSRP | Not Available |
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | DDR3 |
256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 28.8 GB/s |
1469 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
1545 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 900 MHz |