GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q vs GTS 250

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking	1045	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.07	no data
Power efficiency	0.70	no data
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code name	G92B	GA104
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	4 March 2009 (16 years ago)	12 January 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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	128	6144
Core clock speed	738 MHz	780 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1245 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	80 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	44.93	239.0
Floating-point processing power	0.3871 TFLOPS	15.3 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	96
TMUs	64	192
Tensor Cores	no data	192
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	48
L1 Cache	no data	6 MB
L2 Cache	64 KB	4 MB

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).

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	229 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None
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	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	70.4 GB/s	384.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
Resizable BAR	-	+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

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

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.5
OpenGL	3.0	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	+	8.6
DLSS	-	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	4 March 2009	12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	80 Watt

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