GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER vs GTS 250

Place in performance ranking	929	8
Place by popularity	not in top-100	37
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.05	33.15
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	G92B	AD104
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	4 March 2009 (15 years ago)	17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$699
Current price	$131 (0.7x MSRP)	$719 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4070 SUPER has 66200% 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	7168
CUDA cores	128	no data
Core clock speed	738 MHz	1980 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2475 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	220 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	47.2 billion/sec	584.6
Floating-point performance	387.1 gflops	no data

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 4.0 x16
Length	9" (228.6 mm) (22.9 cm)	285 mm
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin	1x 16-pin
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	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1100 MHz	21000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	70.4 GB/s	504.2 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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	+
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 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.7
OpenGL	3.0	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9

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

RTX 4070 SUPER 77.63
+4908%

RTX 4070 SUPER outperforms GTS 250 by 4908% 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

RTX 4070 SUPER 29975
+4913%

RTX 4070 SUPER outperforms GTS 250 by 4913% 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 −5100%	208 +5100%
1440p	2−3 −6700%	136 +6700%
4K	1−2 −8200%	83 +8200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	120−130 −4900%	6150−6200 +4900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	130−140 −4900%	6950−7000 +4900%
Battlefield 5	240−250 −4900%	12200−12250 +4900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 −4900%	6000−6050 +4900%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −4900%	5900−5950 +4900%
Far Cry New Dawn	190−200 −4900%	9700−9750 +4900%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 −4900%	11900−11950 +4900%
Hitman 3	120−130 −4900%	6150−6200 +4900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	300−350 −4900%	16400−16450 +4900%
Metro Exodus	140−150 −4900%	7350−7400 +4900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 −4900%	6200−6250 +4900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	434 −4900%	21700−21750 +4900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	169 −4900%	8450−8500 +4900%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	120−130 −4900%	6150−6200 +4900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	130−140 −4900%	6950−7000 +4900%
Battlefield 5	240−250 −4900%	12200−12250 +4900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 −4900%	6000−6050 +4900%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −4900%	5900−5950 +4900%
Far Cry New Dawn	190−200 −4900%	9700−9750 +4900%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 −4900%	11900−11950 +4900%
Hitman 3	120−130 −4900%	6150−6200 +4900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	300−350 −4900%	16400−16450 +4900%
Metro Exodus	140−150 −4900%	7350−7400 +4900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 −4900%	6200−6250 +4900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	428 −4900%	21400−21450 +4900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	412 −4900%	20600−20650 +4900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 −4900%	7050−7100 +4900%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	120−130 −4900%	6150−6200 +4900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	130−140 −4900%	6950−7000 +4900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 −4900%	6000−6050 +4900%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −4900%	5900−5950 +4900%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 −4900%	11900−11950 +4900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	300−350 −4900%	16400−16450 +4900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	381 −4900%	19050−19100 +4900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	201 −4900%	10050−10100 +4900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	139 −4900%	6950−7000 +4900%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130

−4900%

6200−6250
+4900%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	160−170 −4900%	8300−8350 +4900%
Far Cry New Dawn	140−150 −4900%	7200−7250 +4900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	90−95 −4900%	4600−4650 +4900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−105 −4900%	5000−5050 +4900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 −4900%	5550−5600 +4900%
Far Cry 5	183 −4900%	9150−9200 +4900%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 −4900%	9800−9850 +4900%
Hitman 3	110−120 −4900%	5700−5750 +4900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	200−210 −4900%	10300−10350 +4900%
Metro Exodus	120−130 −4900%	6200−6250 +4900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	265 −4900%	13250−13300 +4900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	154 −4900%	7700−7750 +4900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	108 −4900%	5400−5450 +4900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130

−4900%

6100−6150
+4900%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 −4900%	4400−4450 +4900%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 −4900%	3450−3500 +4900%
Hitman 3	70−75 −4900%	3500−3550 +4900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 −4900%	6250−6300 +4900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	94 −4900%	4700−4750 +4900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	133 −4900%	6650−6700 +4900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 −4900%	3350−3400 +4900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 −4900%	3200−3250 +4900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −4900%	2600−2650 +4900%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −4900%	2500−2550 +4900%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −4900%	7350−7400 +4900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 −4900%	6250−6300 +4900%
Metro Exodus	95−100 −4900%	4750−4800 +4900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	62 −4900%	3100−3150 +4900%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

90−95
−4900%

4500−4550

+4900%

This is how GTS 250 and RTX 4070 SUPER compete in popular games:

RTX 4070 SUPER is 5100% faster in 1080p
RTX 4070 SUPER is 6700% faster in 1440p
RTX 4070 SUPER is 8200% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.55	77.63
Recency	4 March 2009	17 January 2024
Cost	$199	$699
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	220 Watt