Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
NVIDIA GeForce GT 545 vs AMD Radeon R7 250
Price now
281$
Games supported
58%
- Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
- Core clock speed 0
- Max video memory 2048 MB
- Memory type DDR3, GDDR5
- Memory clock speed 1150
- Maximum resolution
- Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
- Core clock speed 720 MHz
- Max video memory 1536 MB
- Memory type DDR3
- Memory clock speed 1600 MHz
- Maximum resolution
Price now
195$
Games supported
58%
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance rating | 695 | 697 |
| Value for money | 0.13 | 0.19 |
| Architecture | GCN (2011−2017) | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Oland XT | GF116 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Design | reference | no data |
| Release date | 1 October 2013 (9 years old) | 14 May 2011 (11 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $89 | $149 |
| Current price | $281 (3.2x MSRP) | $195 (1.3x MSRP) |
Value for money
Technical specs
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 | 384 | 144 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 720 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1050 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 950 million | 1,170 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 75 Watt | 70 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 25.20 | 17.28 |
| Floating-point performance | 716.8 gflops | 414.7 gflops |
Dimensions and compatibility
Information on 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).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | 145 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | N/A | None |
Memory
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR3, GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1536 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1150 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 GB/s | 38.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
Video outputs and ports
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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| HDMI | + | + |
| DisplayPort support | - | no data |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | + | no data |
| CrossFire | 1 | no data |
| Enduro | - | no data |
| FreeSync | 1 | no data |
| HD3D | - | no data |
| PowerTune | - | no data |
| TrueAudio | - | no data |
| ZeroCore | - | no data |
| DDMA audio | + | no data |
API support
APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | no data | N/A |
| Mantle | - | no data |
| CUDA | no data | 2.1 |
Benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.
Overall score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. 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.
- Passmark
Passmark
This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various 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: 24%
Radeon R7 250 outperforms GeForce GT 545 by 1% in Passmark.
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of Radeon R7 250 and GeForce GT 545. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
| Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 117 Mh/s | 35 Mh/s |
| Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) | 3 Mh/s | no data |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 19 | no data |
Popular games
- Full HD
Low Preset - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 1440p
Ultra Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7 | no data |
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6 | no data |
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7 | no data |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 12−14 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6 | no data |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 4−5 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8 | no data |
| Hitman 3 | 4−5 | no data |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3 | no data |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7 | no data |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 9−10 | no data |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3 | no data |
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6 | no data |
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7 | no data |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 12−14 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6 | no data |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 4−5 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8 | no data |
| Hitman 3 | 4−5 | no data |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3 | no data |
| Metro Exodus | 5−6 | no data |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7 | no data |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 9−10 | no data |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7 | no data |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3 | no data |
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6 | no data |
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6 | no data |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 4−5 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8 | no data |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7 | no data |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3 | no data |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7 | no data |
| Hitman 3 | 6−7 | no data |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 6−7 | no data |
| Metro Exodus | 4−5 | no data |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3 | no data |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6 | no data |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3 | no data |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2 | no data |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4 | no data |
| Hitman 3 | 3−4 | no data |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 4−5 | no data |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2 | no data |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 0−1 | no data |
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5 | no data |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3 | no data |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | no data |
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance rating | 2.76 | 2.75 |
| Recency | 1 October 2013 | 14 May 2011 |
| Cost | $89 | $149 |
| Memory bus width | 128 | 192 |
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 144 |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 | 38.4 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 75 Watt | 70 Watt |
Technical City couldn't decide between
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The differences in performance seem too small.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Competitors of Radeon R7 250 by NVIDIA
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Radeon R7 250 from NVIDIA is GeForce GT 545, which is nearly equal in speed and is lower by 2 positions in our rating.
Here are some closest NVIDIA rivals to Radeon R7 250:
Competitors of GeForce GT 545 by AMD
We believe that the nearest equivalent to GeForce GT 545 from AMD is Radeon R7 250, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 2 positions in our rating.
Here are some closest AMD rivals to GeForce GT 545:
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