GeForce GTS 250M vs GTX 560

Place in the ranking	553	1005
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.83	no data
Power efficiency	3.32	3.55
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code name	GF114	GT215
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	17 May 2011 (13 years ago)	15 June 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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 cores	336	96
Core clock speed	810 MHz	500 MHz
Number of transistors	1,950 million	727 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	28 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	99 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	45.36	16.00
Floating-point processing power	1.089 TFLOPS	0.24 TFLOPS
Gigaflops	no data	360
ROPs	32	8
TMUs	56	32

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 size	no data	large
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	210 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	no data
SLI options	+	+
MXM Type	no data	MXM 3.0 Type-B

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	Up to 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s	51.2 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 Connectors	Two Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI	HDMIVGALVDSSingle Link DVIDisplayPortDual Link DVI
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray	+	-
3D Gaming	+	-
Power management	no data	8.0

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	5.1	4.1
OpenGL	4.1	2.1
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
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.

GTX 560 6.96
+401%

GTS 250M 1.39

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.

GTX 560 2769
+401%

GTS 250M 553

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

140−150
+400%

−400%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

1.42

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Dota 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Fortnite	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
World of Tanks	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Dota 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
World of Tanks	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Valorant	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%