14 Nov 2019 - Graphics card reviewed

This Radeon R7 250 Diamond 1GB Edition graphics card is considered budget with poor modern game performance when playing anything more demanding than indie game requirements. Radeon R7 250 Diamond 1GB Edition is capable of DirectX 11 gaming requirements.

How many years will the Radeon R7 250 Diamond 1GB Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the Radeon R7 250 Diamond 1GB Edition in your PC? You should definitely consider replacing this Radeon R7 250 Diamond 1GB Edition graphics card, if it is still in your gaming PC.

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the Radeon R7 250 Diamond 1GB Edition? Are you looking to upgrade a Radeon R7 250 Diamond 1GB Edition? Then we would suggest getting a 16 Series GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB, as it can run 895 of the top 1000 demanding game requirements today with 541% increased graphics performance. Alternatively we would suggest getting a RX 5000 Series Radeon RX 5500 4GB, as it can run 684 of the top 1000 demanding game requirements today with 379% increased graphics performance.

FPS System Benchmark

0 FPS

High

Game

Red Dead Redemption 2

The Radeon R7 250 Diamond 1GB Edition is released on 08 Oct 2013

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GPU

Architecture

GCN 1.1 Oland XT

Process

28nm

TMUs

Texture Rate

25 GTexel/s

ROPs

Pixel Rate

8 GPixel/s

Shader
Processing Units

384

Driver Support

Release Price

Compatibility

Direct X

DX 12.0

Shader

5.0

Open GL

4.4

Resolution (WxH)

2560x1600

Notebook GPU

SLI/Crossfire

No the Radeon R7 250 Diamond 1GB Edition graphics card can NOT run in parallel to other GPUs using Nvidia SLI or AMD Crossfire technology

Dedicated

Integrated

Memory

1024 MB

Memory Speed

1150 MHz

Memory Bus

128 Bit

Memory Type

GDDR5

Memory Bandwidth

73.6GB/sec

L2 Cache

512KB

Display Connectors

VGA Connection

DVI Connection

HDMI Connection

DisplayPort Connection

Clock Speeds

Core Speed

1000 MHz

Boost Clock

1050 MHz

Power

Max Power

65 Watts

PSU

400 Watt & 20 Amps

Power Connector

None

Recommended Hardware

Best CPU Match

Core i3-4130 3.4GHz

Best RAM Match

8 GB

Best Resolution

1600 x 900

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Resolution Performance
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Radeon R7 250 Diamond 1GB Edition Game Requirement Analysis

Overview
Radeon R7 250 Diamond 1GB Edition is a special edition of AMD's fast-middle-class Radeon R7 250 1GB, created by Diamond MultiMedia.

Overclock Out of The Box
The Clock Frequencies of both Central Unit and Operating Memory Clock Remain the Same.

Cooling Solution
The Cooling System remains the same.

Performance
Without Overclocking Out of The Box, Radeon R7 250 Diamond 1GB Edition is as fast as the reference Radeon R7 250 1GB.

Source [Pip]

CPU

Core i7-4790S 4-Core 3.2GHz

Graphics Card

Radeon R9 FURY 4GB

409%

RAM

11GB

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Popular Game System Requirements
Game	Min.	Rec.
Red Dead Redemption 2	177%	386%
Star Wars: Jedi - Fallen Order	9%	568%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	164%	386%
Halo: Reach	32%	55%
Microsoft Flight Simulator	200%	568%
Cyberpunk 2077	200%	568%
Borderlands 3	214%	414%
FIFA 20	89%	159%
Death Stranding	200%	568%
Need For Speed Heat	173%	386%

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This was my first dedicated GPU, served me well for a low end card!

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