The Sapphire 100368-2GL Radeon R7 250 is powered by an AMD Radeon R7 250 GPU, the latest AMD graphics technology that delivers evolved performance and power consumption at a budget-friendly price. The Radeon R7 250 is based on AMD generation 28nm GCN architecture, and comes with support for DirectX 11.2 for improved graphics in the hottest games. AMD App Acceleration boosts your everyday applications, such as surfing, video editing, format conversion, and even Windows 7/8 operation. And with VGA/DVI/HDMI connectors, you can build multi-monitor environments for enhanced viewing and productivity.
GCN ArchitectureDesigned from the ground up for extraordinary performance with the most demanding games, this is the pinnacle of desktop graphics technology.
DirectX 11.2The tessellation performance on the AMD Radeon R7/R9 series is up to two times faster than the previous generation, and DirectCompute performance is also faster to accelerate advanced post-processing, filtering, and anti-aliasing techniques. Direct X11 games have never looked this good!
MantleThere’s optimization, and then there’s Mantle. Games enabled with Mantle speak the language of GCN architecture to unlock revolutionary performance and image quality. It’s a game-changing innovation developed by AMD.
AMD PowerTune TechnologyAMD PowerTune is a breakthrough technology that sets an entirely new direction for maximum performance at TDP. It allows the GPU to be designed with higher engine clock speeds, which can be applied on the broad set of applications that have thermal headroom.
AMD Stream TechnologyAccelerate the most demanding applications with AMD Stream technology to do more with your PC. AMD Stream Technology allows you to use the computing power locked up in your graphics processor on tasks other than traditional graphics, such as video encoding, at which the graphics processor is many, many times faster than using the CPU alone.
AMD HD3D TechnologyEnjoy the most immersive experience possible with full support for High Definition Stereoscopic 3D, a technique that presents 2D images (movies, games, photos) in a format that creates the illusion of three-dimensional depth when using compatible 3D displays/glasses/software.
Overall Review: Marcelo, the AMD drivers don't officially support Vista as it's one of the least used Windows OSes and doesn't make financial sense for AMD to upkeep a driver for it.
Anonymous
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
Verified Owner
Must Have11/2/2013 9:33:38 AM
Pros: -Great Price
-2GB
-Incredibly Easy to install
-Small
-Works with Windows 7, 8 and 8.1
Cons: None for what it does.
Overall Review: If you want a cheap, reliable and fast GPU get this card.
Pros: This is a very capable little card. I was able to play just about every game I threw at it, including Battlefield 4 and Crysis 3. This little guy can run just about any game at 720P, and it can even run a certain few at 1080P. Its cheap, it draws little to no electricity when idle, and it packs quite a punch for such a cheap card. It stays pretty quiet most of the time, and the fan only reaches 100% speed if you set it, so it's a relatively silent gaming experience.
Cons: It can't play everything. Like most cards out there, there are a few things this card can't do. You aren't very likely to be able to turn all your settings up in every game. Anti-aliasing is pretty much a no-go on this card, unless you're playing a game that runs on the Source Engine.
Overall Review: When my mother bought me this card(as a gift), I wasn't expecting much. At the time, all I really cared about was playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and that card kicked buttocks for it. I then bought a few other games and saw how well this little guy actually performed. I've been quite happy with it.
Pros: Decent for price
2GB Video ram
Can support single monitor with 1080P no problem
Can support 2 monitors with good definitions
Cons: CANNOT SUPPORT 3 MONITORS
I feel stupid for now looking into that previously. Though it cannot support 3.
Overall Review: For the money it is nice, I believe it doesn't have enough "power" to give you the full 2GB worth.
Sapphire should really consider giving it a place to get power from the PSU
Pros: I got this card in LESS than 24 hours and I only paid for 5-15 day delivery!!! I was absolutely amazed to see it this morning when I bought it yesterday! :O
Besides that the care is working great! I create 3D clothing for video games with programs like Autodesk Maya and Zbrush.. so this card is pretty perfect for that. If you are a hardcore gamer I'd suggest one of the 260x and higher but for me this is perfect and the price is GREAT!
Cons: None. It's perfect :)
Overall Review: I will always buy from newegg from now on because that delivery time was just INSANE! :D Thanks so much!!!!
Anonymous
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
Verified Owner
this card is amazing for its price2/24/2014 2:51:22 PM
Pros: amazing runs far cry 3 on high(30-40)fps and other high quality games on med to high just amazing card!!!
Pros: For $80 this card performs like a champ, handling anything I throw at it, paired with an A8-6600k it can play Assassins Creed 4 Medium settings getting nearly 30-40 fps and a few drops to 24 fps. I did a little Dogecoin mining with it averaging around 300-400 dogecoin in an 8 hour time frame. If you need a cheap GPU to use while you wait for the GTX 800 series, this is the card.
This card also will run very, very cool. It does not produce a lot of heat, the max temp I had was 55*c
Cons: Lacks GDDR5 ram, the thing only can be OC'd to 1100Mhz max and for the memory I was able to get around 1235Mhz at the best.
Overall Review: Great card for $80, was worth the money.
Cons: I'm not a gamer. I just wanted to upgrade my CompaqPresario SR5548f intagrated graphics card -Intel Graphics Media Accelarator 3100- so as to be able to play & have a much better video / movie quality as well as to improve quality & speed while working with Windows Live Movie Maker. Unfortunatally, I've had lots of problems installing the driver that came with this graphics card. My system -Vista home Premium- doesn't recognize it & neither does recognize the ones from the manufacturer. I solved the problem by downloading the driver for Windows XP... -weird.
With this driver installed & recognized by the system, I still can't :
a) open Windows Live Movie Maker -computer doesn't meet the minimum system requirements & they want me to upgrade my driver
b) In the Performance Information and tools, in Control Panel, I get a subscore of 1.9, for Graphics & 1.0 for Gaming Graphics
I'll keep trying to solve this issue... :(
Pros: Good price to performance ratio.
Cons: None.
Overall Review: Marcelo, the AMD drivers don't officially support Vista as it's one of the least used Windows OSes and doesn't make financial sense for AMD to upkeep a driver for it.