GeForce GTS 250 vs Radeon RX 5600 XT

Place in performance ranking	133	929
Place by popularity	100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	22.42	0.05
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	Navi 10	G92B
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	21 January 2020 (4 years ago)	4 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$279	$199
Current price	$94 (0.3x MSRP)	$131 (0.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5600 XT has 44740% better value for money than GTS 250.

Detailed specifications

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	2304	128
CUDA cores	no data	128
Core clock speed	1235 MHz	738 MHz
Boost clock speed	1750 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	10,300 million	754 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	150 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	105 °C
Texture fill rate	224.6	47.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	no data	387.1 gflops

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 4.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	267 mm	9" (228.6 mm) (22.9 cm)
Height	no data	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	6-pin
SLI options	no data	+

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	GDDR6	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	1100 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	70.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 HDMI, 3x 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	6.5	4.0
OpenGL	4.6	3.0
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	no 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.

RX 5600 XT 35.39
+2183%

GTS 250 1.55

Radeon RX 5600 XT outperforms GeForce GTS 250 by 2183% based on our aggregate 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%

RX 5600 XT 13667
+2185%

GTS 250 598

Radeon RX 5600 XT outperforms GeForce GTS 250 by 2185% in Passmark.

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	104 +2500%	4−5 −2500%
1440p	60 +2900%	2−3 −2900%
4K	34 +3300%	1−2 −3300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

1850−1900

+2129%

83
−2129%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1400−1450 +2122%	60−65 −2122%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2100−2150 +2183%	92 −2183%
Battlefield 5	2600−2650 +2161%	110−120 −2161%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2350−2400 +2160%	104 −2160%
Cyberpunk 2077	1650−1700 +2130%	74 −2130%
Far Cry 5	1750−1800 +2144%	75−80 −2144%
Far Cry New Dawn	2000−2050 +2147%	85−90 −2147%
Forza Horizon 4	4200−4250 +2170%	185 −2170%
Hitman 3	1850−1900 +2129%	83 −2129%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4850−4900 +2177%	213 −2177%
Metro Exodus	3250−3300 +2157%	144 −2157%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2550−2600 +2177%	112 −2177%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4300−4350 +2163%	190 −2163%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2350−2400 +2160%	104 −2160%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1400−1450 +2122%	60−65 −2122%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1700−1750 +2137%	76 −2137%
Battlefield 5	2600−2650 +2161%	110−120 −2161%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2200−2250 +2145%	98 −2145%
Cyberpunk 2077	1400−1450 +2122%	63 −2122%
Far Cry 5	1750−1800 +2144%	75−80 −2144%
Far Cry New Dawn	2000−2050 +2147%	85−90 −2147%
Forza Horizon 4	3150−3200 +2166%	130−140 −2166%
Hitman 3	1800−1850 +2178%	79 −2178%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6200−6250 +2179%	272 −2179%
Metro Exodus	3000−3050 +2156%	133 −2156%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2300−2350 +2177%	101 −2177%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3600−3650 +2178%	158 −2178%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3150−3200 +2150%	140 −2150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5650−5700 +2178%	248 −2178%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1400−1450 +2122%	60−65 −2122%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1400−1450 +2158%	62 −2158%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1800−1850 +2178%	79 −2178%
Cyberpunk 2077	1200−1250 +2122%	54 −2122%
Far Cry 5	1750−1800 +2144%	75−80 −2144%
Forza Horizon 4	3150−3200 +2183%	138 −2183%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2600−2650 +2161%	115 −2161%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3200−3250 +2170%	141 −2170%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1900−1950 +2162%	84 −2162%
Watch Dogs: Legion	750−800 +2043%	35 −2043%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2000−2050

+2173%

88
−2173%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1500−1550 +2139%	65−70 −2139%
Far Cry New Dawn	1900−1950 +2162%	84 −2162%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	850−900 +2137%	35−40 −2137%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1000−1050 +2122%	45 −2122%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1600−1650 +2154%	71 −2154%
Cyberpunk 2077	650−700 +2067%	30 −2067%
Far Cry 5	2000−2050 +2147%	89 −2147%
Forza Horizon 4	2450−2500 +2148%	109 −2148%
Hitman 3	1150−1200 +2112%	52 −2112%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2000−2050 +2147%	89 −2147%
Metro Exodus	2000−2050 +2173%	88 −2173%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2200−2250 +2168%	97 −2168%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1100−1150 +2145%	45−50 −2145%
Watch Dogs: Legion	450−500 +2043%	21 −2043%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1550−1600

+2146%

69
−2146%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	750−800 +2043%	35−40 −2043%
Far Cry New Dawn	650−700 +2141%	27−30 −2141%
Hitman 3	800−850 +2122%	36 −2122%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1000−1050 +2173%	40−45 −2173%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	750−800 +2173%	33 −2173%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1050−1100 +2183%	46 −2183%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	500−550 +2074%	21−24 −2074%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	450−500 +2043%	21 −2043%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	800−850 +2062%	37 −2062%
Cyberpunk 2077	270−280 +2150%	12 −2150%
Far Cry 5	450−500 +2150%	20−22 −2150%
Forza Horizon 4	1550−1600 +2114%	70 −2114%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1200−1250 +2122%	54 −2122%
Metro Exodus	1050−1100 +2183%	46 −2183%
Watch Dogs: Legion	250−260 +2173%	11 −2173%