Radeon R7 250
AMD graphics card · Radeon 200 series · launched August 2013
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Launch price in today's dollars
The Radeon R7 250 launched at $89 in 2013. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $126 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 42% rise over 13 years.
Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2013 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.
Specifications
| Vendor | AMD |
|---|---|
| Series | Radeon 200 series |
| Launched | August 2013 |
| Launch price | $89 |
| Architecture | GCN 1 |
| Chip | Radeon R7 250 (Oland XT) |
| Memory | 1 GB (also 2 GB) |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory bus | 128-bit |
| Core clock | 1,000 MHz (boost 1,050 MHz) |
| FP32 compute | 0.81 TFLOPS |
| Rated power | 75 W (TBP) |
| Transistors | 1 billion |
| Die size | 90 mm² |
| Process | 28 nm |
| Bus interface | PCIe 3.0 ×8 |
| Tier | 50-class |
The AMD 50-class over time
AMD graphics cards in the same tier around this one, oldest first, re-releases left out. Prices in launch dollars and in 2026 dollars; scores are Blender 4.x medians where they exist.
| Part | Year | Launch price | In 2026 $ | Blender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radeon HD 3550 | 2008 | — | — | — |
| Radeon HD 4550 | 2008 | — | — | — |
| Radeon HD 4570 | 2008 | — | — | — |
| Radeon HD 5550 | 2010 | — | — | — |
| Radeon HD 5570 | 2010 | $80 | $121 | — |
| Radeon HD 3570 | 2010 | — | — | — |
| Radeon HD 6570 | 2011 | $79 | $116 | — |
| Radeon HD 4580 | 2011 | — | — | — |
| Radeon R7 250 | 2013 | $89 | $126 | — |
| Radeon R7 250E | 2013 | $109 | $155 | — |
| Radeon R7 250X | 2014 | $99 | $138 | — |
| Radeon R7 350 | 2016 | $89 | $123 | — |
| Radeon RX 550 | 2017 | $79 | $107 | — |
| Radeon RX 550 640SP | 2017 | $79 | $107 | — |
| Radeon RX 550X | 2018 | $79 | $104 | — |
| Radeon RX 5500 XT | 2019 | $169 | $219 | 504 |
Compare with
- Radeon R7 240 · 2013 · $69
- Radeon R7 250E · 2013 · $109
- Radeon R7 260 · 2013 · $109
- Radeon HD 7750 · 2012 · $110
- Radeon R7 250X · 2014 · $99
- GeForce GT 630 Rev. 2 · 2013 · $79
- GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2 · 2013 · $89
- GeForce GT 630 · 2012 · $79
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