GeForce GTS 250 vs Radeon RX 460

Place in the ranking	432	968
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.12	0.06
Power efficiency	9.88	0.72
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	Baffin	G92B
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	8 August 2016 (8 years ago)	4 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$86	$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 460 has 1767% 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	896	128
Core clock speed	1090 MHz	738 MHz
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,000 million	754 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	150 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	105 °C
Texture fill rate	67.20	44.93
Floating-point processing power	2.15 TFLOPS	0.3871 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	16
TMUs	56	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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	170 mm	229 mm
Height	no data	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	2 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1100 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112.0 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Two Dual Link DVI
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	+	+
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

API compatibility

List of supported 3D 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	-	+

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. 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.

RX 460 10.63
+590%

GTS 250 1.54

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.

RX 460 4102
+591%

GTS 250 594

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	40 +700%	5−6 −700%
1440p	28 +600%	4−5 −600%
4K	19 +850%	2−3 −850%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.15	39.80
1440p	3.07	49.75
4K	4.53	99.50

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18

+700%

2−3
−700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	34 +750%	4−5 −750%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +725%	4−5 −725%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +600%	3−4 −600%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +733%	3−4 −733%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 +650%	4−5 −650%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +610%	10−11 −610%
Hitman 3	20−22 +900%	2−3 −900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +625%	8−9 −625%
Metro Exodus	44 +633%	6−7 −633%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +650%	4−5 −650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +600%	5−6 −600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 +622%	9−10 −622%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	54 +671%	7−8 −671%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Battlefield 5	22 +633%	3−4 −633%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +600%	3−4 −600%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +733%	3−4 −733%
Far Cry New Dawn	31 +675%	4−5 −675%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +610%	10−11 −610%
Hitman 3	20−22 +900%	2−3 −900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +625%	8−9 −625%
Metro Exodus	35 +600%	5−6 −600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +650%	4−5 −650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +600%	5−6 −600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +600%	4−5 −600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 +622%	9−10 −622%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	17 +750%	2−3 −750%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +600%	3−4 −600%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +733%	3−4 −733%
Forza Horizon 4	41 +720%	5−6 −720%
Hitman 3	20−22 +900%	2−3 −900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	36 +620%	5−6 −620%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +600%	5−6 −600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	23 +667%	3−4 −667%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 +622%	9−10 −622%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−33

+650%

4−5
−650%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +600%	3−4 −600%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6	0−1
Far Cry 5	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +600%	7−8 −600%
Hitman 3	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	25 +733%	3−4 −733%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 +644%	9−10 −644%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

+800%

2−3
−800%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	13 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Hitman 3	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +683%	6−7 −683%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12 +1100%	1−2 −1100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	6−7	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11
+900%

1−2

−900%

This is how RX 460 and GTS 250 compete in popular games:

RX 460 is 700% faster in 1080p
RX 460 is 600% faster in 1440p
RX 460 is 850% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.63	1.54
Recency	8 August 2016	4 March 2009
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	150 Watt

RX 460 has a 590.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 460 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 250 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.