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AMD logo Radeon HD 5870
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AMD logo Radeon R7 250

AMD Radeon HD 5870 logo AMD Radeon R7 250 logo
General information Radeon HD 5870 Radeon R7 250
Launched Q3 2012 Q4 2013
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 2048 MB 0 % 2048 MB 0 %
Core Clock 875 MHz 12.5 % 1000 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 1200 MHz 85 % 8000 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 11 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 228 W 0 % 75 W 67.1 %
Length 279 mm 0 % 210 mm 24.7 %
Cooling Fans 2 0 % 1 50 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon HD 5870 Radeon R7 250
Overall Score 23928 0 % 16643 30.4 %
Future Proof 21 % 30 % 30 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5726 0 % 2770 51.6 %
2D Benchmark Score 409.6 0 % 286.7 30 %
Average DirectX performance 20.5 FPS 0 % 9.5 FPS 53.5 %
DirectX 9 performance 51.7 FPS 0 % 20 FPS 61.3 %
DirectX 10 performance 16.1 FPS 0 % 3 FPS 81.5 %
DirectX 11 performance 13.9 FPS 0 % 8 FPS 42.3 %
DirectX 12 performance 0 FPS 100 % 7 FPS 0 %
Graphic card computing 1025.6 operations/s 0 % 592 operations/s 42.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 5870, Radeon R7 250.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 5870 Radeon R7 250
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 44.7 FPS 26.7 FPS
High settings 80.4 FPS 48.0 FPS
Medium settings 96.5 FPS 57.7 FPS
Low settings 135.1 FPS 80.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 40.2 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon HD 5870, Radeon R7 250.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 5870 Radeon R7 250
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 38.8 FPS 26.1 FPS
High settings 69.8 FPS 47.1 FPS
Medium settings 83.7 FPS 56.5 FPS
Low settings 117.2 FPS 79.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 32.5 %
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