GeForce GTS 250 vs Radeon RX 550 Mobile

Place in the ranking	553	970
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.47	0.08
Power efficiency	9.70	0.72
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	Lexa	G92B
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	2 July 2017 (7 years ago)	4 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79.99	$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 550 Mobile has 5488% 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	640	128
Core clock speed	1100 MHz	738 MHz
Boost clock speed	1287 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2,200 million	754 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	150 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	105 °C
Texture fill rate	51.48	44.93
Floating-point processing power	1.647 TFLOPS	0.3871 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	16
TMUs	40	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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	229 mm
Height	no data	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	1500 MHz	1100 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 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	No outputs	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	-	+

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

16
+433%

3−4

−433%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

5.00

66.33

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

+400%

2−3
−400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8 +700%	1−2 −700%
Battlefield 5	20−22 +400%	4−5 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +375%	4−5 −375%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +360%	10−11 −360%
Hitman 3	12 +500%	2−3 −500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +356%	9−10 −356%
Metro Exodus	20−22 +400%	4−5 −400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +375%	4−5 −375%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +360%	5−6 −360%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +430%	10−11 −430%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8 +700%	1−2 −700%
Battlefield 5	20−22 +400%	4−5 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +375%	4−5 −375%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +360%	10−11 −360%
Hitman 3	12 +500%	2−3 −500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +356%	9−10 −356%
Metro Exodus	20−22 +400%	4−5 −400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +375%	4−5 −375%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24 +380%	5−6 −380%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +430%	10−11 −430%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +360%	10−11 −360%
Hitman 3	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +356%	9−10 −356%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16 +433%	3−4 −433%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24 +380%	5−6 −380%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4	0−1

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

+375%

4−5
−375%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry 5	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +380%	5−6 −380%
Hitman 3	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +400%	3−4 −400%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +389%	9−10 −389%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

+500%

2−3
−500%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Hitman 3	3−4	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Metro Exodus	4−5	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
+600%

1−2

−600%

This is how RX 550 Mobile and GTS 250 compete in popular games:

RX 550 Mobile is 433% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.96	1.54
Recency	2 July 2017	4 March 2009
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	150 Watt

RX 550 Mobile has a 351.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 550 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 250 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 550 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce GTS 250 is a desktop one.

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