GeForce RTX 2070 vs GTS 250

Place in the ranking	975	94
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.08	32.76
Power efficiency	0.71	16.51
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	G92B	TU106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	4 March 2009 (15 years ago)	17 October 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2070 has 40850% better value for money than GTS 250.

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	128	2304
Core clock speed	738 MHz	1410 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1620 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	175 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	44.93	233.3
Floating-point processing power	0.3871 TFLOPS	7.465 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	64
TMUs	64	144
Tensor Cores	no data	288
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	36

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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	229 mm	229 mm
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 8-pin
SLI options	+	-

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	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1100 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	70.4 GB/s	448.0 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	Two Dual Link DVI	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	-	+
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.

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model	4.0	6.5
OpenGL	3.0	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	+	7.5

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. 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 1.48

RTX 2070 40.38
+2628%

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.

GTS 250 592

RTX 2070 16136
+2626%

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 −3125%	129 +3125%
1440p	3−4 −2833%	88 +2833%
4K	2−3 −3000%	62 +3000%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	49.75 −1186%	3.87 +1186%
1440p	66.33 −1070%	5.67 +1070%
4K	99.50 −1136%	8.05 +1136%

RTX 2070 has 1186% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 2070 has 1070% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 2070 has 1136% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	90 +0%	90 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	45 +0%	45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Metro Exodus	103 +0%	103 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110 +0%	110 +0%
Valorant	208 +0%	208 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	160 +0%	160 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	37 +0%	37 +0%
Dota 2	130 +0%	130 +0%
Far Cry 5	93 +0%	93 +0%
Fortnite	166 +0%	166 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	127 +0%	127 +0%
Metro Exodus	80 +0%	80 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	245 +0%	245 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65 +0%	65 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Valorant	125 +0%	125 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	79 +0%	79 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	32 +0%	32 +0%
Dota 2	130 +0%	130 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−105 +0%	100−105 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	132 +0%	132 +0%
Valorant	184 +0%	184 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Dota 2	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	42 +0%	42 +0%
World of Tanks	260−270 +0%	260−270 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	76 +0%	76 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	21 +0%	21 +0%
Far Cry 5	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Metro Exodus	82 +0%	82 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Valorant	127 +0%	127 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Dota 2	86 +0%	86 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	86 +0%	86 +0%
Metro Exodus	32 +0%	32 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	128 +0%	128 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27 +0%	27 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	86 +0%	86 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	48 +0%	48 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10 +0%	10 +0%
Dota 2	116 +0%	116 +0%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Fortnite	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Valorant	68 +0%	68 +0%

This is how GTS 250 and RTX 2070 compete in popular games:

RTX 2070 is 3125% faster in 1080p
RTX 2070 is 2833% faster in 1440p
RTX 2070 is 3000% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.48	40.38
Recency	4 March 2009	17 October 2018
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	175 Watt

GTS 250 has 16.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 2070, on the other hand, has a 2628.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 358.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2070 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 250 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.