ASUS R7 250 2 GB GDDR5

R7250-2GD5

Graphics Processor

Cape Verde

Cores

512

TMUs

ROPs

Memory Size

2 GB

Memory Type

GDDR5

Bus Width

128 bit

GPU

Graphics Processor

GPU Name: Cape Verde

GPU Variant: Cape Verde PRO2

Architecture: GCN 1.0

Foundry: TSMC

Process Size: 28 nm

Transistors: 1,500 million

Density: 12.2M / mm²

Die Size: 123 mm²

Chip Package: FCBGA-962

Graphics Card

Release Date: Oct 8th, 2013

Generation: Volcanic Islands
(R7 200)

Predecessor: Sea Islands

Successor: Pirate Islands

Production: End-of-life

Bus Interface: PCIe 3.0 x16

Clock Speeds

GPU Clock: 925 MHz

Memory Clock: ~~900 MHz~~
1125 MHz (+25%)
~~1800 Mbps effective~~
4.5 Gbps effective

Memory

Memory Size: ~~1024 MB~~
2 GB

Memory Type: ~~DDR3~~
GDDR5

Memory Bus: 128 bit

Bandwidth: ~~28.80 GB/s~~
72.00 GB/s

Render Config

Shading Units: 512

TMUs: 32

ROPs: 16

Compute Units: 8

L1 Cache: 16 KB (per CU)

L2 Cache: 256 KB

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate: 14.80 GPixel/s

Texture Rate: 29.60 GTexel/s

FP32 (float): 947.2 GFLOPS

FP64 (double): 59.20 GFLOPS (1:16)

Board Design

Slot Width: Single-slot

TDP: 55 W

Suggested PSU: 250 W

Outputs: 1x DVI
1x HDMI 1.4a
1x DisplayPort 1.2

Power Connectors: None

Graphics Features

DirectX: 12 (11_1)

OpenGL: 4.6

OpenCL: 2.1 (1.2)

Vulkan: 1.2.170

Shader Model: 6.5 (5.1)

Cape Verde GPU Notes

Generation: Southern Islands
Mobile Variant: Chelsea / Heathrow / Venus / Tropo
Graphics/Compute: GFX6 (gfx601)
Display Core Engine: 6.0
Unified Video Decoder: 4.0
Video Compression Engine: 1.0
CLRX: GCN 1.0

Other retail boards based on this design (4)

Name	GPU Clock	Memory Clock	Other Changes
ASUS R7 250 2 GB GDDR5	925 MHz	1125 MHz	2 GB, GDDR5
GIGABYTE R7 250 OC 2 GB Rev. 5	970 MHz	900 MHz	2 GB, 203 mm/8 inches
HIS R7 250 Twin Fan LP 2GB GDDR5	925 MHz	1125 MHz	2 GB, GDDR5
Sapphire GPRO 4200	800 MHz	1125 MHz	4 GB, GDDR5, 4x mini-DisplayPort