Radeon HD 7670 OEM vs GeForce GTS 250
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 925 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | 0.05 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | G92B | Turks |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 4 March 2009 (15 years ago) | 5 January 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | no data |
| Current price | $131 (0.7x MSRP) | no data |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 480 |
| CUDA cores | 128 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 738 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 716 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 66 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 47.2 billion/sec | 19.20 |
| Floating-point performance | 387.1 gflops | 768.0 gflops |
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 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 9" (228.6 mm) (22.9 cm) | 145 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 6-pin | None |
| SLI options | + | no data |
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1100 MHz | 4000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 70.4 GB/s | 64 GB/s |
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 DisplayPort, 1x VGA |
| 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) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.0 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | no data |
Pros & Cons Summary
| Recency | 4 March 2009 | 5 January 2012 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 66 Watt |
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTS 250 and Radeon HD 7670 OEM. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Comparisons with Similar GPUs
We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.
