AMD Radeon R7 250X
The AMD Radeon R7 250X is a graphics card released on February 10, 2014, built on the GCN architecture using a 28 nm process. It has 2 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 128-bit bus, 96.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 1.00 GHz and a 95 W board power rating. It scores 2,269 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.3.
Depth: 38 recorded fields
Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark, AMD.com Specifications and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 9 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
The AMD Radeon R7 250X scores 2,269 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 68.4% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #911), measured across 2 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 637.
Theoretical throughput
Texture fill rate (40 GTexel/s) is calculated by Feex from stored specifications, not stated by AMD.
As stated by PassMark
PassMark's own listing for the AMD Radeon R7 250X states the PCIe 3.0 x16 interface, up to 2 GB of memory, a core clock of 1000 MHz, DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.3, first benchmarked on 2015-08-15. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.
Graphics processor
The AMD Radeon R7 250X is based on the GCN architecture, uses the Cape Verde XT graphics processor, is manufactured on a 28 nm process, contains 1,500 million transistors and has a die size of 123 mm².
Shader configuration
The AMD Radeon R7 250X 40 texture mapping units and 16 render output units.
The AMD Radeon R7 250X does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics.
Clock speeds
The AMD Radeon R7 250X runs at a base clock of 1.00 GHz and boosts to 1.00 GHz.
Memory
The AMD Radeon R7 250X is equipped with 2 GB of GDDR5 memory, uses a 128-bit memory bus and delivers 96.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.
Board and power
The AMD Radeon R7 250X has a board power rating of 95 W and it connects over PCIe 3.0 x16.
Market
The AMD Radeon R7 250X was released on February 10, 2014 and launched at a price of $99.
Benchmarks
Graphics and compute APIs
The AMD Radeon R7 250X supports DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.3.
CUDA is an NVIDIA technology and does not apply to the AMD Radeon R7 250X. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the AMD Radeon R7 250X. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the AMD Radeon R7 250X.
Display outputs
The AMD Radeon R7 250X offers outputs HDMI, Dual Link DVI, VGA.
Naming and aliases
The AMD Radeon R7 250X is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as ASUS R7 250X Series.
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the AMD Radeon R7 250X have?
The AMD Radeon R7 250X has 2 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 128-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 96.0 GB/s.
How much power does the AMD Radeon R7 250X use and what power supply does it need?
The AMD Radeon R7 250X has a board power rating of 95 W.
How fast is the AMD Radeon R7 250X?
The AMD Radeon R7 250X scores 2,269 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 68.4% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #911.
What bus interface does the AMD Radeon R7 250X use?
The AMD Radeon R7 250X connects over PCIe 3.0 x16.
When was the AMD Radeon R7 250X released and how much did it cost at launch?
The AMD Radeon R7 250X was released on February 10, 2014 and launched at a price of $99.
Corrections to this record
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- Architecture: GCN (was Not recorded). Rule: Architecture from chip codename. chip Cape Verde -> GCN 1. Sources: Wikipedia: List of AMD graphics processing units (revision 1376670003).
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