GeForce GTS 250M vs Radeon RX Vega 11

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 11 with GeForce GTS 250M, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 11
2018
35 Watt
5.48
+283%

RX Vega 11 outperforms GTS 250M by a whopping 283% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6031000
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency11.493.75
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameRavenGT215
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date10 May 2018 (6 years ago)15 June 2009 (15 years ago)

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 cores70496
CUDA coresno data96
Core clock speed300 MHz500 MHz
Boost clock speed1251 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,940 million727 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt28 Watt
Texture fill rate55.0416.00
Floating-point processing power1.761 TFLOPS0.24 TFLOPS
Gigaflopsno data360
ROPs88
TMUs4432

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfaceIGPPCIe 2.0 x16
WidthIGPno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
SLI options-+
MXM Typeno dataMXM 3.0 Type-B

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared1 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem SharedUp to 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data51.2 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 ConnectorsMotherboard DependentHDMIVGALVDSSingle Link DVIDisplayPortDual Link DVI
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Power managementno data8.0

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model6.7 (6.4)4.1
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL2.11.1
Vulkan1.3N/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 Vega 11 5.48
+283%
GTS 250M 1.43

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 Vega 11 2115
+282%
GTS 250M 553

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 HD28
+0%
28
+0%
1440p5
+400%
1−2
−400%
4K10
+400%
2−3
−400%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20
+233%
6−7
−233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Battlefield 5 23
+283%
6−7
−283%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Far Cry 5 22
+1000%
2−3
−1000%
Far Cry New Dawn 25
+733%
3−4
−733%
Forza Horizon 4 89
+2867%
3−4
−2867%
Hitman 3 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+127%
14−16
−127%
Metro Exodus 33
+313%
8−9
−313%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 38
+375%
8−9
−375%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+45.5%
30−35
−45.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35
+483%
6−7
−483%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Far Cry 5 19
+850%
2−3
−850%
Far Cry New Dawn 19
+533%
3−4
−533%
Forza Horizon 4 78
+2500%
3−4
−2500%
Hitman 3 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+127%
14−16
−127%
Metro Exodus 12
+300%
3−4
−300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
+113%
8−9
−113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+72.7%
10−12
−72.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+45.5%
30−35
−45.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Far Cry 5 14
+600%
2−3
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 29
+867%
3−4
−867%
Hitman 3 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+127%
14−16
−127%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 15
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
−10%
10−12
+10%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+45.5%
30−35
−45.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Hitman 3 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+400%
7−8
−400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Hitman 3 2−3 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5
+400%
1−2
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 12
+300%
3−4
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%

This is how RX Vega 11 and GTS 250M compete in popular games:

  • A tie in 1080p
  • RX Vega 11 is 400% faster in 1440p
  • RX Vega 11 is 400% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 11 is 2867% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTS 250M is 10% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 11 is ahead in 48 tests (98%)
  • GTS 250M is ahead in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.48 1.43
Recency 10 May 2018 15 June 2009
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 28 Watt

RX Vega 11 has a 283.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

GTS 250M, on the other hand, has 25% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 11 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 250M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 11 is a desktop card while GeForce GTS 250M is a notebook one.


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