Radeon RX 7600S vs GeForce GTS 250

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 250 with Radeon RX 7600S, including specs and performance data.

GTS 250
2009
1 GB GDDR3, 150 Watt
1.54

RX 7600S outperforms GTS 250 by a whopping 2397% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking972119
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.09no data
Power efficiency0.7035.16
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameG92BNavi 33
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date4 March 2009 (15 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores1281792
Core clock speed738 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2200 MHz
Number of transistors754 million13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt75 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate44.93246.4
Floating-point processing power0.3871 TFLOPS15.77 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs64112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length229 mmno data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone
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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1100 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth70.4 GB/s256.0 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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVIPortable Device Dependent
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.7
OpenGL3.04.6
OpenCL1.12.2
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+-

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 1.54
RX 7600S 38.46
+2397%

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 250 594
RX 7600S 14819
+2395%

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 HD4−5
−2425%
101
+2425%
1440p1−2
−4700%
48
+4700%
4K1−2
−2500%
26
+2500%

Cost per frame, $

1080p49.75no data
1440p199.00no data
4K199.00no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 124
+0%
124
+0%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 103
+0%
103
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Hitman 3 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 102
+0%
102
+0%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 84
+0%
84
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Hitman 3 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 190
+0%
190
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 88
+0%
88
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 70
+0%
70
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Hitman 3 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 163
+0%
163
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95
+0%
95
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70
+0%
70
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 43
+0%
43
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Hitman 3 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Hitman 3 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+0%
18
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

This is how GTS 250 and RX 7600S compete in popular games:

  • RX 7600S is 2425% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7600S is 4700% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7600S is 2500% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.54 38.46
Recency 4 March 2009 4 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 75 Watt

RX 7600S has a 2397.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 816.7% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 7600S is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 250 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTS 250 is a desktop card while Radeon RX 7600S is a notebook one.


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

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NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
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AMD Radeon RX 7600S
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