NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 vs AMD Radeon R7 250

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Combined performance score

R7 250
2.78

GeForce GTS 450 outperforms Radeon R7 250 by 23% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking758688
Place by popularitynot in top-10097
Value for money0.100.31
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameOland XTGF106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date1 October 2013 (10 years old)13 September 2010 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$89 $129
Current price$256 (2.9x MSRP)$127 (1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTS 450 has 210% better value for money than R7 250.

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 cores384192
CUDA coresno data192
Core clock speedno data783 MHz
Boost clock speed1050 MHzno data
Number of transistors950 million1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt106 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data100 °C
Texture fill rate25.2025.1 billion/sec
Floating-point performance716.8 gflops601.3 gflops

Size and 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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0PCI-E 2.0 x 16
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Length168 mm8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
Heightno data4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsN/A6-pin
SLI optionsno data+

Memory

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 typeDDR3, GDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1150 MHz1804 (3608 data rate) MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s57.7 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGAMini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
DisplayPort support-no data
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Technologies

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

AppAcceleration+no data
CrossFire1no data
Enduro-no data
FreeSync1no data
HD3D-no data
PowerTune-no data
TrueAudio-no data
ZeroCore-no data
DDMA audio+no data

API support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.2
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkanno dataN/A
Mantle-no data
CUDAno 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.

R7 250 2.78
GTS 450 3.41
+22.7%

GeForce GTS 450 outperforms Radeon R7 250 by 23% in our combined 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%

R7 250 1077
GTS 450 1322
+22.7%

GeForce GTS 450 outperforms Radeon R7 250 by 23% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

R7 250 12581
+28.9%
GTS 450 9758

Radeon R7 250 outperforms GeForce GTS 450 by 29% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

R7 250 2775
+47%
GTS 450 1888

Radeon R7 250 outperforms GeForce GTS 450 by 47% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R7 250 2145
+38.8%
GTS 450 1545

Radeon R7 250 outperforms GeForce GTS 450 by 39% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R7 250 15080
+21.2%
GTS 450 12447

Radeon R7 250 outperforms GeForce GTS 450 by 21% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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:

900p21−24
−33.3%
28
+33.3%
Full HD19
−100%
38
+100%
1200p21−24
−28.6%
27
+28.6%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Hitman 3 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Hitman 3 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Hitman 3 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 1−2
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

This is how R7 250 and GTS 450 compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • GTS 450 is 33.3% faster than R7 250

1080p resolution:

  • GTS 450 is 100% faster than R7 250

1200p resolution:

  • GTS 450 is 28.6% faster than R7 250

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTS 450 is 200% faster than the R7 250.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTS 450 is ahead in 41 test (77%)
  • there's a draw in 12 tests (23%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.78 3.41
Recency 1 October 2013 13 September 2010
Cost $89 $129
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 106 Watt

The GeForce GTS 450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 250 in performance tests.


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