GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile vs GTS 250

Place in performance ranking	929	257
Place by popularity	not in top-100	80
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.05	18.35
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	G92B	N18P-G62
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	4 March 2009 (15 years ago)	2 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data
Current price	$131 (0.7x MSRP)	$892

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1650 Ti Mobile has 36600% better value for money than GTS 250.

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	128	1024
CUDA cores	128	no data
Core clock speed	738 MHz	1350 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1485 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	50 Watt (50 - 80 Watt TGP)
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	47.2 billion/sec	95.04
Floating-point performance	387.1 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTS 250 and GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile 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	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	9" (228.6 mm) (22.9 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin	no data
SLI options	+	no data

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1100 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	70.4 GB/s	192.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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	Two Dual Link DVI	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	4.0	6.5
OpenGL	3.0	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.140
CUDA	+	7.5

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.

GTS 250 1.55

GTX 1650 Ti Mobile 20.19
+1203%

GTX 1650 Ti Mobile outperforms GTS 250 by 1203% based on our aggregate 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%

GTS 250 598

GTX 1650 Ti Mobile 7796
+1204%

GTX 1650 Ti Mobile outperforms GTS 250 by 1204% 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	4−5 −1350%	58 +1350%
1440p	3−4 −1467%	47 +1467%
4K	1−2 −2200%	23 +2200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

−1171%

750−800
+1171%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	61 −1130%	750−800 +1130%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	49 −1124%	600−650 +1124%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −1188%	850−900 +1188%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	53 −1126%	650−700 +1126%
Cyberpunk 2077	46 −1096%	550−600 +1096%
Far Cry 5	69 −1132%	850−900 +1132%
Far Cry New Dawn	84 −1150%	1050−1100 +1150%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −1164%	1150−1200 +1164%
Hitman 3	51 −1175%	650−700 +1175%
Horizon Zero Dawn	115 −1161%	1450−1500 +1161%
Metro Exodus	91 −1164%	1150−1200 +1164%
Red Dead Redemption 2	44 −1150%	550−600 +1150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	95 −1163%	1200−1250 +1163%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60 −1150%	750−800 +1150%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	46 −1096%	550−600 +1096%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	32 −1150%	400−450 +1150%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −1188%	850−900 +1188%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	47 −1177%	600−650 +1177%
Cyberpunk 2077	36 −1150%	450−500 +1150%
Far Cry 5	58 −1193%	750−800 +1193%
Far Cry New Dawn	59 −1171%	750−800 +1171%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −1164%	1150−1200 +1164%
Hitman 3	45 −1122%	550−600 +1122%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180 −1178%	2300−2350 +1178%
Metro Exodus	68 −1150%	850−900 +1150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	42 −1090%	500−550 +1090%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75 −1167%	950−1000 +1167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	72 −1150%	900−950 +1150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	183 −1184%	2350−2400 +1184%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27 −1196%	350−400 +1196%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	15 −1167%	190−200 +1167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	31 −1190%	400−450 +1190%
Cyberpunk 2077	34 −1076%	400−450 +1076%
Far Cry 5	39 −1182%	500−550 +1182%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −1164%	1150−1200 +1164%
Horizon Zero Dawn	64 −1150%	800−850 +1150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	63 −1170%	800−850 +1170%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	39 −1182%	500−550 +1182%
Watch Dogs: Legion	22 −1173%	280−290 +1173%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−1120%

500−550
+1120%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −1182%	500−550 +1182%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −1150%	500−550 +1150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −1186%	270−280 +1186%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −1163%	240−250 +1163%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −1054%	300−310 +1054%
Cyberpunk 2077	16 −1150%	200−210 +1150%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −1076%	400−450 +1076%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −1182%	500−550 +1182%
Hitman 3	28 −1150%	350−400 +1150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −1120%	500−550 +1120%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −1084%	450−500 +1084%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −1090%	500−550 +1090%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −1161%	290−300 +1161%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −1186%	180−190 +1186%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35

−1112%

400−450
+1112%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 −1200%	260−270 +1200%
Far Cry New Dawn	20 −1200%	260−270 +1200%
Hitman 3	16 −1150%	200−210 +1150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −1173%	280−290 +1173%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18 −1178%	230−240 +1178%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	25 −1100%	300−310 +1100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −1150%	150−160 +1150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −1200%	130−140 +1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −1173%	140−150 +1173%
Cyberpunk 2077	6 −1150%	75−80 +1150%
Far Cry 5	12 −1150%	150−160 +1150%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −1150%	350−400 +1150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −1173%	280−290 +1173%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −1163%	240−250 +1163%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 −1150%	100−105 +1150%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

−1178%

230−240
+1178%

This is how GTS 250 and GTX 1650 Ti Mobile compete in popular games:

GTX 1650 Ti Mobile is 1350% faster in 1080p
GTX 1650 Ti Mobile is 1467% faster in 1440p
GTX 1650 Ti Mobile is 2200% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.55	20.19
Recency	4 March 2009	2 April 2020
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	50 Watt