GeForce GTS 250 vs Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire with GeForce GTS 250, including specs and performance data.
HD 6990M Crossfire outperforms GTS 250 by a whopping 575% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 520 | 1051 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.07 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.69 |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | Blackcomb XTX | G92B |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 July 2011 (14 years ago) | 4 March 2009 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $199 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
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 | 2240 | 128 |
| Core clock speed | 715 MHz | 738 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2x1700 Million | 754 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 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 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 64 KB |
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 | 2x2 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 70.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | no data | 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 and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | 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:
| 900p | 99
+607%
| 14−16
−607%
|
| Full HD | 108
+575%
| 16−18
−575%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 12.44 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+600%
|
7−8
−600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 16−18
+750%
|
2−3
−750%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+583%
|
6−7
−583%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+600%
|
7−8
−600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−33
+650%
|
4−5
−650%
|
| Fortnite | 55−60
+600%
|
8−9
−600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+700%
|
5−6
−700%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 27−30
+600%
|
4−5
−600%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 16−18
+750%
|
2−3
−750%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+725%
|
4−5
−725%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
+650%
|
12−14
−650%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+583%
|
6−7
−583%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+600%
|
7−8
−600%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 140−150
+683%
|
18−20
−683%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
| Dota 2 | 65−70
+580%
|
10−11
−580%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−33
+650%
|
4−5
−650%
|
| Fortnite | 55−60
+600%
|
8−9
−600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+700%
|
5−6
−700%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 27−30
+600%
|
4−5
−600%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
+580%
|
5−6
−580%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 16−18
+750%
|
2−3
−750%
|
| Metro Exodus | 18−20
+800%
|
2−3
−800%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+725%
|
4−5
−725%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+700%
|
3−4
−700%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
+650%
|
12−14
−650%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+583%
|
6−7
−583%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
| Dota 2 | 65−70
+580%
|
10−11
−580%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−33
+650%
|
4−5
−650%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+700%
|
5−6
−700%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 16−18
+750%
|
2−3
−750%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+725%
|
4−5
−725%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+700%
|
3−4
−700%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
+650%
|
12−14
−650%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 55−60
+600%
|
8−9
−600%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+750%
|
2−3
−750%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 70−75
+600%
|
10−11
−600%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 12−14
+1100%
|
1−2
−1100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+586%
|
7−8
−586%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
+629%
|
14−16
−629%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+633%
|
3−4
−633%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+633%
|
3−4
−633%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20−22
+900%
|
2−3
−900%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
+586%
|
7−8
−586%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 30−35
+580%
|
5−6
−580%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
+650%
|
2−3
−650%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
This is how HD 6990M Crossfire and GTS 250 compete in popular games:
- HD 6990M Crossfire is 607% faster in 900p
- HD 6990M Crossfire is 575% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.11 | 1.35 |
| Recency | 12 July 2011 | 4 March 2009 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 55 nm |
HD 6990M Crossfire has a 574.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 37.5% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 250 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire is a notebook graphics card while GeForce GTS 250 is a desktop one.
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