GeForce GTS 250M vs GT 710

Place in performance ranking	905	951
Place by popularity	48	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.04	0.09
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	GT2xx (2009−2012)
GPU code name	GK208B	N10E-GE
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	27 March 2014 (10 years ago)	15 June 2009 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$34.99	no data
Current price	$81 (2.3x MSRP)	$230

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTS 250M has 125% better value for money than GT 710.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	192	96
CUDA cores	192	96
Core clock speed	954 MHz	500 MHz
Number of transistors	915 million	727 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	28 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	95 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	15.26	16.00
Floating-point performance	366.3 gflops	240 gflops
Gigaflops	no data	360

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 710 and GeForce GTS 250M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	large
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	5.7" (14.5 cm)	no data
Height	2.713" (6.9 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data
SLI options	no data	+
MXM Type	no data	MXM 3.0 Type-B

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	DDR3	DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1.8 GB/s	Up to 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	51.2 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 DVI-DHDMIVGA	HDMIVGALVDSSingle Link DVIDisplayPortDual Link DVI
Multi monitor support	3 displays	no data
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Vision	+	no data
PureVideo	+	no data
PhysX	+	no data
Power management	no data	8.0

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	5.1	4.1
OpenGL	4.5	2.1
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 710 1.63
+14%

GTS 250M 1.43

GT 710 outperforms GTS 250M by 14% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GT 710 630
+13.9%

GTS 250M 553

GT 710 outperforms GTS 250M by 14% in Passmark.

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	8 −250%	28 +250%
1440p	3 +50%	2−3 −50%
4K	7 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

+0%

4−5

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	5 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry New Dawn	5 +25%	4−5 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Hitman 3	5 +150%	2−3 −150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	4 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	5 +25%	4−5 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Hitman 3	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Metro Exodus	3 +50%	2−3 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5 +25%	4−5 −25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	4 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Hitman 3	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

This is how GT 710 and GTS 250M compete in popular games:

GTS 250M is 250% faster than GT 710 in 1080p
GT 710 is 50% faster than GTS 250M in 1440p
GT 710 is 16.7% faster than GTS 250M in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Hitman 3, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GT 710 is 150% faster than the GTS 250M.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTS 250M is 33.3% faster than the GT 710.

All in all, in popular games:

GT 710 is ahead in 11 tests (34%)
GTS 250M is ahead in 1 test (3%)
there's a draw in 20 tests (63%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.63	1.43
Recency	27 March 2014	15 June 2009
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	28 Watt