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AMD Ryzen 7 250 vs AMD Ryzen 7 260

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 250
56.3Inno Score
VS
AMD Ryzen 7 260
55.2Inno Score
59.8Single-core62.4
45.9Multi-core50.6
73.5Efficiencyspec-based53.8
68.5iGPU—
49.3Platformspec-based55.5
1 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 2507 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 260

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Ryzen 7 250 scores 56.3 against 55.2 for AMD Ryzen 7 260. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 7 250

  • 38% lower Base TDP: 28 W vs 45 W

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 7 260

  • Stronger multi-core score: 51 vs 46
  • 80% higher Max TDP: 54 W vs 30 W
  • 19% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 12,071 vs 10,170
  • 16% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 16,884 vs 14,588
  • 15% higher Base clock: 3.8 GHz vs 3.3 GHz

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 250 versus AMD Ryzen 7 260
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 250AMD Ryzen 7 260
Announced20252025
Process4 nm4 nm
Base TDP28 W+38%45 W
Max TDP30 W54 W+80%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 250 versus AMD Ryzen 7 260
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 250AMD Ryzen 7 260
Cores88
Performance cores88
Efficiency cores00
Threads1616
Base clock3.3 GHz3.8 GHz+15%
Boost clock5.1 GHz5.1 GHz
L3 cache16 MB16 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 250 versus AMD Ryzen 7 260
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 250AMD Ryzen 7 260
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MAMD Radeon 780M
iGPU clock2,700 MHz2,700 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 250 versus AMD Ryzen 7 260
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 250AMD Ryzen 7 260
Memory support—LPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600
Max memory—96 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 250 versus AMD Ryzen 7 260
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 250AMD Ryzen 7 260
Geekbench 6 (single)2,542Bottom 50%2,660+5%Top 41%
Geekbench 6 (multi)10,170Bottom 40%12,071+19%Top 47%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,710Bottom 48%1,774+4%Top 44%
Cinebench R23 (multi)14,588Top 39%16,884+16%Top 29%
PassMark25,087Top 34%27,980+12%Top 28%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,659Top 23%—

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