GeForce RTX 5090 D vs ATI Radeon HD 4250

Place in the ranking	1376	2
Place by popularity	not in top-100	10
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	22.56
Power efficiency	0.90	13.27
Architecture	TeraScale (2005−2013)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	RV620	GB202
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 February 2009 (16 years ago)	30 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$2,299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

no data

Performance to price scatter graph

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	40	21760
Core clock speed	594 MHz	2017 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2407 MHz
Number of transistors	181 million	92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	575 Watt
Texture fill rate	2.376	1,636.8
Floating-point processing power	0.04752 TFLOPS	104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	176
TMUs	4	680
Tensor Cores	no data	680
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	170
L1 Cache	no data	21.3 MB
L2 Cache	64 KB	96 MB

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 5.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 16-pin

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	DDR2	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	32 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	396 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	6.336 GB/s	1.79 TB/s
Shared memory	+	-
Resizable BAR	-	+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI	-	+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	10.1 (10_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.1	6.8
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.4
CUDA	-	12.0
DLSS	-	+

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

ATI HD 4250 0.28

RTX 5090 D 94.76
+33743%

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.

ATI HD 4250 122
Samples: 880

RTX 5090 D 42305
+34576%

Samples: 27

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −29900%	300−310 +29900%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 −32900%	1650−1700 +32900%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −29900%	300−310 +29900%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −33650%	1350−1400 +33650%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 −32900%	1650−1700 +32900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −33471%	2350−2400 +33471%
Valorant	24−27 −33554%	8750−8800 +33554%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	12−14 −33362%	4350−4400 +33362%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −29900%	300−310 +29900%
Dota 2	9−10 −33233%	3000−3050 +33233%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −33650%	1350−1400 +33650%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 −32900%	1650−1700 +32900%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −33471%	2350−2400 +33471%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −32900%	1650−1700 +32900%
Valorant	24−27 −33554%	8750−8800 +33554%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −29900%	300−310 +29900%
Dota 2	9−10 −33233%	3000−3050 +33233%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −33650%	1350−1400 +33650%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 −32900%	1650−1700 +32900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −33471%	2350−2400 +33471%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −32900%	1650−1700 +32900%
Valorant	24−27 −33554%	8750−8800 +33554%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	2−3 −32400%	650−700 +32400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	3−4 −33233%	1000−1050 +33233%

1440p
Ultra

Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −29900%	300−310 +29900%
Hogwarts Legacy	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1

1440p
Epic

Fortnite

0−1

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −33567%	5050−5100 +33567%
Valorant	2−3 −32400%	650−700 +32400%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

1−2

−29900%

300−310
+29900%

4K
Epic

Fortnite

2−3

−32400%

650−700
+32400%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.28	94.76
Recency	25 February 2009	30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	32 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	575 Watt

ATI HD 4250 has 2200% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090 D, on the other hand, has a 33742.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 D is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4250 in performance tests.

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