GeForce GTS 250 vs GTX 560 Ti

Place in performance ranking	487	929
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.79	0.05
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	GF114	G92B
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 January 2011 (13 years ago)	4 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$249	$199
Current price	$130 (0.5x MSRP)	$131 (0.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 560 Ti has 3480% 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	384	128
CUDA cores	no data	128
Core clock speed	822 MHz	738 MHz
Number of transistors	1,950 million	754 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	150 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	105 °C
Texture fill rate	52.67	47.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	1,263.4 gflops	387.1 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	229 mm	9" (228.6 mm) (22.9 cm)
Height	no data	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	6-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	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2004 MHz	1100 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.3 GB/s	70.4 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	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	Two Dual Link DVI
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	S/PDIF

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	5.1	4.0
OpenGL	4.6	3.0
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	2.1	+

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.

GTX 560 Ti 7.86
+407%

GTS 250 1.55

GTX 560 Ti outperforms GTS 250 by 407% based on our aggregated 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%

GTX 560 Ti 3037
+406%

GTS 250 600

GTX 560 Ti outperforms GTS 250 by 406% 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:

900p	63 +425%	12−14 −425%
Full HD	56 +460%	10−12 −460%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14

+500%

2−3
−500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Battlefield 5	21−24 +475%	4−5 −475%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +500%	4−5 −500%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +460%	5−6 −460%
Hitman 3	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +460%	5−6 −460%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +450%	4−5 −450%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +450%	4−5 −450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +475%	4−5 −475%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Battlefield 5	21−24 +475%	4−5 −475%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +500%	4−5 −500%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +460%	5−6 −460%
Hitman 3	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +460%	5−6 −460%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +450%	4−5 −450%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +450%	4−5 −450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +475%	4−5 −475%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +500%	4−5 −500%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +460%	5−6 −460%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +460%	5−6 −460%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +450%	4−5 −450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

+450%

4−5
−450%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Hitman 3	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Far Cry 5	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5	0−1

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	18−20 +533%	3−4 −533%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Hitman 3	4−5	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3−4	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	0−1
Battlefield 5	5−6	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1