Radeon R7 250X 2GB vs Radeon RX 6700 XT

Intro

Compare those specifications to the Radeon RX 6700 XT, which uses a 7 nm design. AMD has clocked the core speed at 2321 MHz. The GDDR6 memory runs at a speed of 2000 MHz on this specific card. It features 2560 SPUs as well as 160 TAUs and 64 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

Radeon R7 250X 2GB		95 Watts
Radeon RX 6700 XT		230 Watts
	Difference: 135 Watts (142%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the Radeon RX 6700 XT should perform a lot faster than the Radeon R7 250X 2GB overall. (explain)

Radeon RX 6700 XT		393216 MB/sec
Radeon R7 250X 2GB		72000 MB/sec
	Difference: 321216 (446%)

Texel Rate

The Radeon RX 6700 XT should be a lot (approximately 828%) more effective at texture filtering than the Radeon R7 250X 2GB. (explain)

Radeon RX 6700 XT		371360 Mtexels/sec
Radeon R7 250X 2GB		40000 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 331360 (828%)

Pixel Rate

If running with a high resolution is important to you, then the Radeon RX 6700 XT is superior to the Radeon R7 250X 2GB, and very much so. (explain)

Radeon RX 6700 XT		148544 Mpixels/sec
Radeon R7 250X 2GB		16000 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 132544 (828%)

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.

Price Comparison

Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the max amount of data (measured in MB per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface in a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the interface width by the speed of its memory. If the card has DDR type memory, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the bandwidth is, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the video card could possibly record to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the amount of colour ROPs by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum fill rate.