GeForce GTS 250 vs Radeon R9 270X
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R9 270X and GeForce GTS 250, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
R9 270X outperforms GTS 250 by a whopping 722% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 403 | 980 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.63 | 0.08 |
| Power efficiency | 4.85 | 0.71 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | Curacao | G92B |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Design | reference | no data |
| Release date | 8 October 2013 (11 years ago) | 4 March 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | $199 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
R9 270X has 6938% better value for money than GTS 250.
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 | 1280 | 128 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 738 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1050 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 754 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 180 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Texture fill rate | 84.00 | 44.93 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.688 TFLOPS | 0.3871 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| TMUs | 80 | 64 |
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).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 229 mm |
| Height | no data | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2 x 6-pin | 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 | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1100 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s | 70.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Two Dual Link DVI |
| Multi monitor support | no data | + |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
| HDMI | + | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| DisplayPort support | + | - |
| 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.
| AppAcceleration | + | - |
| CrossFire | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| HD3D | + | - |
| LiquidVR | + | - |
| TressFX | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| DDMA audio | + | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.0 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | + | N/A |
| CUDA | - | + |
Synthetic benchmark performance
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.
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.
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 Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+1000%
|
2−3
−1000%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+733%
|
3−4
−733%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+925%
|
4−5
−925%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+1000%
|
2−3
−1000%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+733%
|
3−4
−733%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+733%
|
6−7
−733%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
+725%
|
4−5
−725%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
+775%
|
4−5
−775%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 30−35
+967%
|
3−4
−967%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+733%
|
6−7
−733%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+925%
|
4−5
−925%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+1000%
|
2−3
−1000%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+733%
|
3−4
−733%
|
| Dota 2 | 45−50
+820%
|
5−6
−820%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+860%
|
5−6
−860%
|
| Fortnite | 70−75
+800%
|
8−9
−800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+733%
|
6−7
−733%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
+725%
|
4−5
−725%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 45−50
+800%
|
5−6
−800%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
+775%
|
4−5
−775%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 90−95
+840%
|
10−11
−840%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 30−35
+967%
|
3−4
−967%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+850%
|
4−5
−850%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+733%
|
6−7
−733%
|
| World of Tanks | 170−180
+856%
|
18−20
−856%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+925%
|
4−5
−925%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+1000%
|
2−3
−1000%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+733%
|
3−4
−733%
|
| Dota 2 | 45−50
+820%
|
5−6
−820%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+860%
|
5−6
−860%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+733%
|
6−7
−733%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
+725%
|
4−5
−725%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 90−95
+840%
|
10−11
−840%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+733%
|
6−7
−733%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
| Dota 2 | 18−20
+800%
|
2−3
−800%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 18−20
+800%
|
2−3
−800%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 95−100
+870%
|
10−11
−870%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
| World of Tanks | 90−95
+800%
|
10−11
−800%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+733%
|
3−4
−733%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
+867%
|
3−4
−867%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−33
+900%
|
3−4
−900%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 20−22
+900%
|
2−3
−900%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
+767%
|
3−4
−767%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
+750%
|
2−3
−750%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+933%
|
3−4
−933%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 21−24
+1050%
|
2−3
−1050%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 21−24
+1050%
|
2−3
−1050%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
+825%
|
4−5
−825%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+1050%
|
2−3
−1050%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+1100%
|
1−2
−1100%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 21−24
+1050%
|
2−3
−1050%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
| Fortnite | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+750%
|
2−3
−750%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Valorant | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.17 | 1.48 |
| Recency | 8 October 2013 | 4 March 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 180 Watt | 150 Watt |
R9 270X has a 722.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.
GTS 250, on the other hand, has 20% lower power consumption.
The Radeon R9 270X is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 250 in performance tests.
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