The Radeon RX 580 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 $75.01 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon RX 580
- 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 50% cheaper – $74.98 vs $149.99
- Consumes up to 70% less energy – 55 vs 185 Watts
Radeon RX 580 vs Radeon R7 250 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 580
Apr 18th, 2017
Average FPS
70
100%
Min 1% FPS
35
100%
Price, $
$149.99
49%
Value, $/FPS
$2.14/FPS
83%
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$94.98
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$236.54
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Radeon R7 250
Oct 8th, 2013
Average FPS
42
60%
Min 1% FPS
16
46%
Price, $
$74.98
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.78/FPS
100%
Radeon RX 580 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
Ultra
1920x1080
+2
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Average FPS
Very High
1920x1080
Average FPS
Average FPS
High
1920x1080
+1
Average FPS
Average FPS
Very High
1920x1080
+2
Average FPS
Average FPS
Extreme
1920x1080
+1
Average FPS
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon RX 580 vs Radeon R7 250 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 580 vs Radeon R7 250 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon RX 580
Apr 18th, 2017
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
42.88 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
193 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
6.175 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
35%
Texture Fillrate
29.6 GTexel/s
15%
FP32
947.2 GFLOPS
15%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 580 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R7 250 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Apr 18th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| $229.00 | MSRP | Not Available |
| Polaris | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 185 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 | ||
42.88 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 14.8 GPixel/s |
193 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 29.6 GTexel/s |
6.175 TFLOPS | FP32 | 947.2 GFLOPS |
