GeForce GTS 250 vs Radeon RX 580

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 580 and GeForce GTS 250, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 580
2017
8 GB GDDR5, 185 Watt
23.01
+1394%

RX 580 outperforms GTS 250 by a whopping 1394% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking245972
Place by popularity1not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.160.09
Power efficiency8.580.71
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)$229 $199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 580 has 20078% 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 cores2304128
Core clock speed1257 MHz738 MHz
Boost clock speed1340 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,700 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)185 Watt150 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate193.044.93
Floating-point processing power6.175 TFLOPS0.3871 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs14464

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 8-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 speed2000 MHz1100 MHz
Memory bandwidth256.0 GB/s70.4 GB/s

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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPortTwo Dual Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

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
Vulkan1.2.131N/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 580 23.01
+1394%
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 580 8847
+1394%
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 HD96
+1500%
6−7
−1500%
1440p44
+2100%
2−3
−2100%
4K38
+1800%
2−3
−1800%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.39
+1290%
33.17
−1290%
1440p5.20
+1812%
99.50
−1812%
4K6.03
+1551%
99.50
−1551%
  • RX 580 has 1290% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 580 has 1812% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 580 has 1551% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+2000%
2−3
−2000%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+1433%
3−4
−1433%
Elden Ring 75−80
+1400%
5−6
−1400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 80
+1500%
5−6
−1500%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+2000%
2−3
−2000%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+1433%
3−4
−1433%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+1550%
6−7
−1550%
Metro Exodus 83
+1560%
5−6
−1560%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+1600%
3−4
−1600%
Valorant 90−95
+1450%
6−7
−1450%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 117
+1571%
7−8
−1571%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+2000%
2−3
−2000%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+1433%
3−4
−1433%
Dota 2 51
+1600%
3−4
−1600%
Elden Ring 75−80
+1400%
5−6
−1400%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+1725%
4−5
−1725%
Fortnite 110−120
+1586%
7−8
−1586%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+1550%
6−7
−1550%
Grand Theft Auto V 77
+1440%
5−6
−1440%
Metro Exodus 57
+1800%
3−4
−1800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 202
+1583%
12−14
−1583%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+1600%
3−4
−1600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+1750%
4−5
−1750%
Valorant 90−95
+1450%
6−7
−1450%
World of Tanks 240−250
+1456%
16−18
−1456%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 68
+1600%
4−5
−1600%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+2000%
2−3
−2000%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+1433%
3−4
−1433%
Dota 2 80−85
+1500%
5−6
−1500%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+1725%
4−5
−1725%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+1550%
6−7
−1550%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70
+1650%
4−5
−1650%
Valorant 90−95
+1450%
6−7
−1450%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 35−40
+1800%
2−3
−1800%
Elden Ring 40−45
+1900%
2−3
−1900%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
+1800%
2−3
−1800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+1640%
10−11
−1640%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
World of Tanks 150−160
+1440%
10−11
−1440%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+1467%
3−4
−1467%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+1525%
4−5
−1525%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+1400%
4−5
−1400%
Metro Exodus 53
+1667%
3−4
−1667%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
Valorant 60−65
+1425%
4−5
−1425%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Dota 2 57
+1800%
3−4
−1800%
Elden Ring 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Grand Theft Auto V 57
+1800%
3−4
−1800%
Metro Exodus 18
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 73
+1725%
4−5
−1725%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 57
+1800%
3−4
−1800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 28
+2700%
1−2
−2700%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8 0−1
Dota 2 35−40
+1850%
2−3
−1850%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
Fortnite 31
+1450%
2−3
−1450%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Valorant 27−30
+2800%
1−2
−2800%

This is how RX 580 and GTS 250 compete in popular games:

  • RX 580 is 1500% faster in 1080p
  • RX 580 is 2100% faster in 1440p
  • RX 580 is 1800% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.01 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) 185 Watt 150 Watt

RX 580 has a 1394.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 292.9% more advanced lithography process.

GTS 250, on the other hand, has 23.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 580 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.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


AMD Radeon RX 580
Radeon RX 580
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
GeForce GTS 250

Other comparisons

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


4.1 20397 votes

Rate Radeon RX 580 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.5 1680 votes

Rate GeForce GTS 250 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about this comparison, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.