GeForce GTS 250 vs GTX 980 SLI Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile with GeForce GTS 250, including specs and performance data.
GTX 980 SLI Mobile outperforms GTS 250 by a whopping 2462% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 119 | 980 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.08 |
| Power efficiency | 8.18 | 0.70 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | N16E-GXX SLI | G92B |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 September 2015 (9 years ago) | 4 March 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $199 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 4096 | 128 |
| Core clock speed | 1126 MHz | 738 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1228 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 10400 Million | 754 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 330 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 44.93 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.3871 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 16 |
| TMUs | no data | 64 |
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 | large | no data |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 229 mm |
| Height | no data | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin |
| 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x 8 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 3500 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 70.4 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 | no data | Two Dual Link DVI |
| Multi monitor support | no data | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | S/PDIF |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 3.0 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
| CUDA | + | + |
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 | 137
+2640%
| 5−6
−2640%
|
| 4K | 68
+3300%
| 2−3
−3300%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 39.80 |
| 4K | no data | 99.50 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 100−110
+2625%
|
4−5
−2625%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 80−85
+2633%
|
3−4
−2633%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
+2700%
|
3−4
−2700%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 100−110
+2625%
|
4−5
−2625%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+3075%
|
4−5
−3075%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 80−85
+2633%
|
3−4
−2633%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
+2700%
|
3−4
−2700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 110−120
+2775%
|
4−5
−2775%
|
| Fortnite | 160−170
+2567%
|
6−7
−2567%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+2720%
|
5−6
−2720%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 100−110
+2575%
|
4−5
−2575%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+2800%
|
5−6
−2800%
|
| Valorant | 210−220
+2600%
|
8−9
−2600%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 100−110
+2625%
|
4−5
−2625%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+3075%
|
4−5
−3075%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 80−85
+2633%
|
3−4
−2633%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+2670%
|
10−11
−2670%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
+2700%
|
3−4
−2700%
|
| Dota 2 | 140−150
+2740%
|
5−6
−2740%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 110−120
+2775%
|
4−5
−2775%
|
| Fortnite | 160−170
+2567%
|
6−7
−2567%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+2720%
|
5−6
−2720%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 100−110
+2575%
|
4−5
−2575%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 120−130
+2975%
|
4−5
−2975%
|
| Metro Exodus | 85−90
+2767%
|
3−4
−2767%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+2800%
|
5−6
−2800%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 132
+2540%
|
5−6
−2540%
|
| Valorant | 210−220
+2600%
|
8−9
−2600%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+3075%
|
4−5
−3075%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 80−85
+2633%
|
3−4
−2633%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
+2700%
|
3−4
−2700%
|
| Dota 2 | 140−150
+2740%
|
5−6
−2740%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 110−120
+2775%
|
4−5
−2775%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+2720%
|
5−6
−2720%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 100−110
+2575%
|
4−5
−2575%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+2800%
|
5−6
−2800%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 74
+3600%
|
2−3
−3600%
|
| Valorant | 210−220
+2600%
|
8−9
−2600%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 160−170
+2567%
|
6−7
−2567%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−33
+2900%
|
1−2
−2900%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 250−260
+2678%
|
9−10
−2678%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 70−75
+3550%
|
2−3
−3550%
|
| Metro Exodus | 50−55
+2550%
|
2−3
−2550%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+2817%
|
6−7
−2817%
|
| Valorant | 240−250
+2667%
|
9−10
−2667%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+3033%
|
3−4
−3033%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
+4000%
|
1−2
−4000%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 85−90
+2800%
|
3−4
−2800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
+2475%
|
4−5
−2475%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 65−70
+3150%
|
2−3
−3150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 65−70
+3300%
|
2−3
−3300%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 95−100
+3067%
|
3−4
−3067%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 27−30
+2800%
|
1−2
−2800%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 75−80
+2500%
|
3−4
−2500%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+3200%
|
1−2
−3200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 51
+5000%
|
1−2
−5000%
|
| Valorant | 220−230
+2675%
|
8−9
−2675%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+2800%
|
2−3
−2800%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 100−110
+2550%
|
4−5
−2550%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+4600%
|
1−2
−4600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+3300%
|
2−3
−3300%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 35−40
+3800%
|
1−2
−3800%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+4600%
|
1−2
−4600%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 45−50
+4500%
|
1−2
−4500%
|
This is how GTX 980 SLI Mobile and GTS 250 compete in popular games:
- GTX 980 SLI Mobile is 2640% faster in 1080p
- GTX 980 SLI Mobile is 3300% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 38.43 | 1.50 |
| Recency | 22 September 2015 | 4 March 2009 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 330 Watt | 150 Watt |
GTX 980 SLI Mobile has a 2462% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.
GTS 250, on the other hand, has 120% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 250 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce GTS 250 is a desktop one.
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