GeForce GTS 250 vs Radeon Pro 455

Place in performance ranking	482	929
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.43	0.05
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	Polaris 11	G92B
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	27 October 2016 (7 years ago)	4 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$199
Current price	$696	$131 (0.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro 455 has 2760% 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	768	128
CUDA cores	no data	128
Core clock speed	855 MHz	738 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	754 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	150 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	105 °C
Texture fill rate	41.04	47.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	1,313 gflops	387.1 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon Pro 455 and GeForce GTS 250 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	9" (228.6 mm) (22.9 cm)
Height	no data	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	2 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	1100 MHz
Memory bandwidth	81.28 GB/s	70.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 outputs	Two Dual Link DVI
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	S/PDIF

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	6.4	4.0
OpenGL	4.6	3.0
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	no data	+

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.

Pro 455 8.05
+419%

GTS 250 1.55

Radeon Pro 455 outperforms GeForce GTS 250 by 419% based on our aggregate 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%

Pro 455 3112
+420%

GTS 250 598

Radeon Pro 455 outperforms GeForce GTS 250 by 420% 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:

Full HD	38 +443%	7−8 −443%
4K	21 +425%	4−5 −425%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14

+550%

2−3
−550%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Battlefield 5	24−27 +500%	4−5 −500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +475%	4−5 −475%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +457%	7−8 −457%
Hitman 3	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +500%	6−7 −500%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +475%	4−5 −475%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +450%	4−5 −450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +525%	4−5 −525%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +520%	5−6 −520%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Battlefield 5	24−27 +500%	4−5 −500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +475%	4−5 −475%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +457%	7−8 −457%
Hitman 3	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +500%	6−7 −500%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +475%	4−5 −475%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +450%	4−5 −450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +525%	4−5 −525%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	25 +525%	4−5 −525%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +520%	5−6 −520%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +457%	7−8 −457%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +500%	6−7 −500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +525%	4−5 −525%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 +600%	2−3 −600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +520%	5−6 −520%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

+450%

4−5
−450%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
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 +550%	2−3 −550%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Hitman 3	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

+600%

2−3
−600%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
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	4−5	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

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