Test: XFX Radeon R7 250 2GB

Konklusion

Det er efterhånden en stor sjældenhed at jeg har fat i et så lille grafikkort som dette. Og jeg er faktisk imponeret over at det kunne køre de helt store spil, også selvom det skulle have et lille skub i form af et overclock, for at kunne leverer en flydende spiloplevelse. Grafikkortet er samtidig lavet i lav profil, så det er muligt at have i sin lille HTPC, hvis den også skal spilles lidt på.

Innovation/Teknologi - 4
Reference R7 250 kortet er et fuld profils grafikkort, men XFX har formået at presse det ned på et mindre print, der gør at det også kan monteres i de helt små HTPC'er. Det synes jeg er rigtig lækkert.

Bundle/Tilbehør - 3
Det er ikke voldsomt meget der er med i kassen, men det er muligt at ombygge kortet til lav profil med de medfølgende dele. Derudover kunne driver guiden godt have været opdateret en smule.

Design/Layout - 4
XFX har formået at lave et fuld profils R7 250 til et lav profils grafikkort, hvilket gør det mere fleksibelt. Det er desuden ikke ret langt og fylder kun en enkelt PCI plads, så det kan sidde i faktisk alle kabinetter i dag. Der er ikke den vilde strømforsyning på kortet, men det er heller ikke forventet af så lille et grafikkort. Alligevel kan man overclocke det en smule.

Software/BIOS - 3
Den medfølgende software (driveren) fungerede upåklageligt og skal derfor have 3.

Ydelse - 3
Jeg ville gerne give kortet 4 her, da jeg synes det er ret imponerende at så lille et kort kan spille faktisk alle spil. Men det skal stadig have et lille skub i form af et overclock før Crysis 3 kører optimalt, så jeg havde gerne set et par FPS mere på bundlinjen.

Pris - 3
Som i ydelse ville jeg gerne give kortet her 4, især fordi det er så lille et kort. Men vi kommer ikke udenom at det sammenlignede R7 265 kort leverer over 3 gange så mange FPS, men koster kun cirka det dobbelte. Det er selvfølgelig ikke et lavprofils grafikkort, men jeg synes alligevel ikke at jeg kan give kortet 4 på grund af R7 265 kortet.

UK summary

It is a great rarity that I have my hands on such a small videocard like this. And I'm actually impressed that it could run the really big games, even though it needed a little push in form of a overclock, in order to be able to deliver a fluent gaming experience. The videocard is at the same time created in low profile, so it is possible to have it in a HTPC, if yo intend to game a little as well. 

Innovation/Technology - 4
The reference R7 250 card is a full profile videocard, but XFX has managed to rebuild the card on a smaller print, which enable the possibility to mount it in a smalle HTPC. I find that really great.  

Bundle/Accessories - 3
There´s not a load of stuff in the bundle, but it´s possible to rebuild the card to low-profile with the included parts. Besides that, the driver guide could have been updated. 

Design/Layout - 4
XFX has managed to make a full profile R7 250 into a low-profile videocard, which makes it more flexible. It´s not very long and only takes up one PCI slot, so in fact it will fit any case on the market today. There´s no heavy powersupply mounted on the card, but that´s not expected from such a small card. Even so it´s possible to overclock the card a bit. 

Software/BIOS - 3
The included software (driver) worked flawless, and is therefore graded 3. 

Performance - 3
I would like to give 4 here, since I find it quite impressive, that such a small card can in fact play all games. But it still needs a small push in form of a overclock before Crysis 3 runs optimally, so I would like to have seen just a couple of FPS more on the bottomline. 

Price - 3
Like in performance I would like to give 4 here, because it´s such a small card. But we can´t ignore that the compared R7 265 delivers more than 3 times the FPS over the R7 250, and at a price only double up. It´s offcourse not a low-profile videocard, but even so I can´t get myself to grade the card 4 because of the R7 265.  

Test: XFX Radeon R7 250 2GB

Innovation / Teknologi	4
Bundle - Tilbehør	3
Design - Layout	4
Software - BIOS	3
Ydelse	3
Pris	3
Samlet	66%