Radeon R7 250 2GB DDR3

2GB DDR3. Documented release: October 2013.

THE RECORDED NUMBERS

R7 250 2GB DDR3 benchmark

Benchmark FPS at 1080p: 10 FPS
Our rating: 21.7 /100
R7250s we've tested: 1
Recorded benchmark rank: #220 of 257 variants

Shared family total: Radeon R7 250 2GB.

GPUsed’s continuous 1080p FurMark workload. These figures compare that benchmark, not FPS in a particular game. Historical quantities are supplied model or family totals, not the retained sample size of the displayed FPS average.

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GPUSED’S TAKE

The verdict

The 2GB DDR3 R7 250 looked generous on a spec label but gave away much of the performance available from faster-memory relatives. It still had a place as an inexpensive display card; for games, the memory type mattered far more than the extra gigabyte suggested.

GPUsed Legend Rating

2.4 /10

2.4 out of 10

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THE EXACT VERSION

Identity and release

Model: Radeon R7 250 2GB DDR3
Memory: 2GB DDR3
Documented release: October 2013
Release event: first documented retail availability
Release scope: Japan; PC Shop Ark, not a claim of first global sale

AMD listed 2GB DDR3 at launch; Sapphire Japanese distributor names exact board 11215-01-20G, and PC Shop Ark records its selling-start date.

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Profile sources

Reviewed 3 October 2026. The release date above uses the documented event and scope shown in this profile.

Source 1: ark-pc.co.jp Release reference
Source 2: computerbase.de
Source 3: computerbase.de
Source 4: ir.amd.com

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