Radeon HD 4850 X2 512MB vs Radeon R7 250

Intro

Compare those specs to the Radeon R7 250, which features GPU core speed of 1000 MHz, and 1024 MB of GDDR5 memory running at 1150 MHz through a 128-bit bus. It also features 384 SPUs, 24 TAUs, and 8 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

Radeon R7 250		65 Watts
Radeon HD 4850 X2 512MB		250 Watts
	Difference: 185 Watts (285%)

Memory Bandwidth

The Radeon HD 4850 X2 512MB should in theory perform a lot faster than the Radeon R7 250 overall. (explain)

Radeon HD 4850 X2 512MB		127104 MB/sec
Radeon R7 250		73600 MB/sec
	Difference: 53504 (73%)

Texel Rate

The Radeon HD 4850 X2 512MB is quite a bit (about 108%) faster with regards to AF than the Radeon R7 250. (explain)

Radeon HD 4850 X2 512MB		50000 Mtexels/sec
Radeon R7 250		24000 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 26000 (108%)

Pixel Rate

The Radeon HD 4850 X2 512MB is quite a bit (approximately 150%) better at AA than the Radeon R7 250, and capable of handling higher resolutions more effectively. (explain)

Radeon HD 4850 X2 512MB		20000 Mpixels/sec
Radeon R7 250		8000 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 12000 (150%)

Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.

One or more cards in this comparison are multi-core. This means that their bandwidth, texel and pixel rates are theoretically doubled - this does not mean the card will actually perform twice as fast, but only that it should in theory be able to. Actual game benchmarks will give a more accurate idea of what it's capable of.

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Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the max amount of data (in units of MB per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface within a second. It's worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the bandwidth is, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed per second. This figure is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the video card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels that the graphics card can possibly record to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the number of colour ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel output rate also depends on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the max fill rate.