Radeon HD 6250 vs GeForce 8800 GT
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 8800 GT and Radeon HD 6250, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
8800 GT outperforms HD 6250 by a whopping 395% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1107 | 1417 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.03 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.66 | 0.88 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | G92 | Cedar |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 29 October 2007 (17 years ago) | 31 January 2011 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $349 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 112 | 80 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 292 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 19 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 33.60 | 5.200 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.336 TFLOPS | 0.104 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| TMUs | 56 | 8 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 229 mm | 168 mm |
| Height | Single Slot | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
| SLI options | 2-way | - |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 57.6 GB/s | 8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | Dual Link DVIHDTV | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | S/PDIF | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR) | 128bit | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | - |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 27−30
+350%
| 6
−350%
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Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 12.93 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
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| Valorant | 24−27
+0%
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24−27
+0%
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Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
+0%
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12−14
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 9−10
+0%
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9−10
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
+0%
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| Valorant | 24−27
+0%
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24−27
+0%
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Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 9−10
+0%
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9−10
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
+0%
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| Valorant | 24−27
+0%
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24−27
+0%
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1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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1440p
Ultra Preset
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+0%
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16−18
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| Valorant | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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4K
Ultra Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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This is how 8800 GT and HD 6250 compete in popular games:
- 8800 GT is 350% faster in 1080p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 19 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.09 | 0.22 |
| Recency | 29 October 2007 | 31 January 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 19 Watt |
8800 GT has a 395.5% higher aggregate performance score.
HD 6250, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 62.5% more advanced lithography process, and 452.6% lower power consumption.
The GeForce 8800 GT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6250 in performance tests.
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