Radeon RX 6950 XT vs GeForce GTS 250

Place in performance ranking	929	13
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.05	22.69
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	G92B	Navi
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	4 March 2009 (15 years ago)	10 May 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$1,099
Current price	$131 (0.7x MSRP)	$961 (0.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6950 XT has 45280% 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	5120
CUDA cores	128	no data
Core clock speed	738 MHz	1925 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2324 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	335 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	47.2 billion/sec	743.7
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)	267 mm
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin	2x 8-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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1100 MHz	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	70.4 GB/s	576.0 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	1x HDMI 2.1, 2x 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	6.5
OpenGL	3.0	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.1
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	no data

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

RX 6950 XT 73.26
+4626%

Radeon RX 6950 XT outperforms GeForce GTS 250 by 4626% 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

RX 6950 XT 28295
+4632%

Radeon RX 6950 XT outperforms GeForce GTS 250 by 4632% 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 −5250%	214 +5250%
1440p	2−3 −6650%	135 +6650%
4K	1−2 −8500%	86 +8500%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

161

−4620%

7600−7650
+4620%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 −4598%	5450−5500 +4598%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 −4590%	6050−6100 +4590%
Battlefield 5	230−240 −4623%	11100−11150 +4623%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 −4608%	5650−5700 +4608%
Cyberpunk 2077	143 −4620%	6750−6800 +4620%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −4603%	5550−5600 +4603%
Far Cry New Dawn	180−190 −4624%	8550−8600 +4624%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 −4612%	10650−10700 +4612%
Hitman 3	120−130 −4615%	5800−5850 +4615%
Horizon Zero Dawn	450 −4622%	21250−21300 +4622%
Metro Exodus	140−150 −4624%	6850−6900 +4624%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 −4618%	5850−5900 +4618%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	500 −4620%	23600−23650 +4620%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130 −4592%	6100−6150 +4592%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 −4598%	5450−5500 +4598%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 −4590%	6050−6100 +4590%
Battlefield 5	230−240 −4623%	11100−11150 +4623%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 −4608%	5650−5700 +4608%
Cyberpunk 2077	128 −4588%	6000−6050 +4588%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −4603%	5550−5600 +4603%
Far Cry New Dawn	180−190 −4624%	8550−8600 +4624%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 −4612%	10650−10700 +4612%
Hitman 3	120−130 −4615%	5800−5850 +4615%
Horizon Zero Dawn	300−350 −4626%	14650−14700 +4626%
Metro Exodus	74 −4562%	3450−3500 +4562%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 −4618%	5850−5900 +4618%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	442 −4617%	20850−20900 +4617%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	376 −4621%	17750−17800 +4621%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 −4610%	6500−6550 +4610%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 −4598%	5450−5500 +4598%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 −4590%	6050−6100 +4590%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 −4608%	5650−5700 +4608%
Cyberpunk 2077	122 −4613%	5750−5800 +4613%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −4603%	5550−5600 +4603%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 −4612%	10650−10700 +4612%
Horizon Zero Dawn	318 −4617%	15000−15050 +4617%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	396 −4622%	18700−18750 +4622%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	216 −4622%	10200−10250 +4622%
Watch Dogs: Legion	107 −4620%	5050−5100 +4620%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130

−4618%

5850−5900
+4618%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	160−170 −4599%	7800−7850 +4599%
Far Cry New Dawn	140−150 −4622%	6800−6850 +4622%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 −4609%	4050−4100 +4609%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	90−95 −4577%	4350−4400 +4577%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 −4625%	5150−5200 +4625%
Cyberpunk 2077	93 −4577%	4350−4400 +4577%
Far Cry 5	163 −4624%	7700−7750 +4624%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 −4622%	8500−8550 +4622%
Hitman 3	100−110 −4620%	5050−5100 +4620%
Horizon Zero Dawn	255 −4625%	12050−12100 +4625%
Metro Exodus	132 −4597%	6200−6250 +4597%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	294 −4611%	13850−13900 +4611%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	130−140 −4604%	6350−6400 +4604%
Watch Dogs: Legion	103 −4609%	4850−4900 +4609%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

−4603%

5550−5600
+4603%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 −4616%	4150−4200 +4616%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 −4610%	3250−3300 +4610%
Hitman 3	65−70 −4592%	3050−3100 +4592%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −4596%	5400−5450 +4596%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	99 −4597%	4650−4700 +4597%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	144 −4622%	6800−6850 +4622%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 −4577%	2900−2950 +4577%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 −4555%	2700−2750 +4555%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −4612%	2450−2500 +4612%
Cyberpunk 2077	46 −4574%	2150−2200 +4574%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −4600%	2350−2400 +4600%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 −4597%	6200−6250 +4597%
Horizon Zero Dawn	154 −4608%	7250−7300 +4608%
Metro Exodus	118 −4603%	5550−5600 +4603%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65 −4592%	3050−3100 +4592%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

80−85
−4595%

3850−3900

+4595%

This is how GTS 250 and RX 6950 XT compete in popular games:

RX 6950 XT is 5250% faster in 1080p
RX 6950 XT is 6650% faster in 1440p
RX 6950 XT is 8500% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.55	73.26
Recency	4 March 2009	10 May 2022
Cost	$199	$1099
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	335 Watt