GeForce GTS 250 vs Radeon RX 570

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 570 and GeForce GTS 250, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 570
2017
8 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
18.12
+1077%

RX 570 outperforms GTS 250 by a whopping 1077% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking307972
Place by popularity22not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation15.570.09
Power efficiency10.420.71
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code namePolaris 20G92B
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date18 April 2017 (7 years ago)4 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$169 $199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 570 has 17200% 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 cores2048128
Core clock speed1168 MHz738 MHz
Boost clock speed1244 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,700 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt150 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate159.244.93
Floating-point processing power5.095 TFLOPS0.3871 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs12864

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length241 mm229 mm
Heightno data4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount8 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1100 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s70.4 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortTwo Dual Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/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.

DirectX12 (12_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model6.44.0
OpenGL4.63.0
OpenCL2.01.1
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. 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 570 18.12
+1077%
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 570 6967
+1077%
GTS 250 592

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 HD83
+1086%
7−8
−1086%
1440p48
+1100%
4−5
−1100%
4K30
+1400%
2−3
−1400%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.04
+1296%
28.43
−1296%
1440p3.52
+1313%
49.75
−1313%
4K5.63
+1666%
99.50
−1666%
  • RX 570 has 1296% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 570 has 1313% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 570 has 1666% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+1500%
2−3
−1500%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+1100%
3−4
−1100%
Elden Ring 55−60
+1325%
4−5
−1325%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 71
+1083%
6−7
−1083%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+1500%
2−3
−1500%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+1100%
3−4
−1100%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+1150%
6−7
−1150%
Metro Exodus 76
+1167%
6−7
−1167%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+1333%
3−4
−1333%
Valorant 70−75
+1117%
6−7
−1117%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 102
+1175%
8−9
−1175%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+1500%
2−3
−1500%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+1100%
3−4
−1100%
Dota 2 49
+1125%
4−5
−1125%
Elden Ring 55−60
+1325%
4−5
−1325%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+1160%
5−6
−1160%
Fortnite 102
+1175%
8−9
−1175%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+1150%
6−7
−1150%
Grand Theft Auto V 73
+1117%
6−7
−1117%
Metro Exodus 51
+1175%
4−5
−1175%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+1150%
10−11
−1150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+1333%
3−4
−1333%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+1300%
4−5
−1300%
Valorant 70−75
+1117%
6−7
−1117%
World of Tanks 210−220
+1117%
18−20
−1117%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 58
+1350%
4−5
−1350%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+1500%
2−3
−1500%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+1100%
3−4
−1100%
Dota 2 60−65
+1180%
5−6
−1180%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+1160%
5−6
−1160%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+1150%
6−7
−1150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 66
+1220%
5−6
−1220%
Valorant 70−75
+1117%
6−7
−1117%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Elden Ring 27−30
+1350%
2−3
−1350%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+1079%
14−16
−1079%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
World of Tanks 120−130
+1140%
10−11
−1140%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40
+1233%
3−4
−1233%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+1467%
3−4
−1467%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+1433%
3−4
−1433%
Metro Exodus 48
+1100%
4−5
−1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Valorant 45−50
+1433%
3−4
−1433%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Dota 2 30
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
Elden Ring 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Grand Theft Auto V 30
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
Metro Exodus 16
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
+1250%
4−5
−1250%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30
+1400%
2−3
−1400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 20
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1
Dota 2 30−35
+1450%
2−3
−1450%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Fortnite 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+1200%
2−3
−1200%
Valorant 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%

This is how RX 570 and GTS 250 compete in popular games:

  • RX 570 is 1086% faster in 1080p
  • RX 570 is 1100% faster in 1440p
  • RX 570 is 1400% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.12 1.54
Recency 18 April 2017 4 March 2009
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 150 Watt

RX 570 has a 1076.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 570 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 250 in performance tests.


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