GeForce GTS 250M vs Radeon RX Vega 5

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 5 and GeForce GTS 250M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega 5
2020
15 Watt
4.53
+221%

RX Vega 5 outperforms GTS 250M by a whopping 221% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6581006
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency21.213.54
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameVegaGT215
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 January 2020 (5 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 cores32096
Core clock speedno data500 MHz
Boost clock speed1400 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data727 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt28 Watt
Texture fill rateno data16.00
Floating-point processing powerno data0.24 TFLOPS
Gigaflopsno data360
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data32

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
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data1 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno dataUp 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 Connectorsno dataHDMIVGALVDSSingle 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 and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12_111.1 (10_1)
Shader Modelno data4.1
OpenGLno data2.1
OpenCLno data1.1
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.

RX Vega 5 4.53
+221%
GTS 250M 1.41

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RX Vega 5 11704
+220%
GTS 250M 3659

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 HD18
−55.6%
28
+55.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 14
+250%
4−5
−250%
Counter-Strike 2 7
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+200%
3−4
−200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 11
+175%
4−5
−175%
Battlefield 5 22
+1000%
2−3
−1000%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Far Cry 5 15
+275%
4−5
−275%
Fortnite 52
+1200%
4−5
−1200%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+186%
7−8
−186%
Forza Horizon 5 12 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
Valorant 55−60
+67.6%
30−35
−67.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 7
+75%
4−5
−75%
Battlefield 5 18
+800%
2−3
−800%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50
+66.7%
30−33
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Dota 2 39
+129%
16−18
−129%
Far Cry 5 12
+300%
3−4
−300%
Fortnite 21
+425%
4−5
−425%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+186%
7−8
−186%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 13
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Metro Exodus 4
+100%
2−3
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+133%
6−7
−133%
Valorant 55−60
+67.6%
30−35
−67.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16
+700%
2−3
−700%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Dota 2 37
+118%
16−18
−118%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+186%
7−8
−186%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
+50%
6−7
−50%
Valorant 55−60
+67.6%
30−35
−67.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 12
+200%
4−5
−200%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
+313%
8−9
−313%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Metro Exodus 3−4 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+244%
9−10
−244%
Valorant 45−50
+683%
6−7
−683%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Valorant 21−24
+214%
7−8
−214%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how RX Vega 5 and GTS 250M compete in popular games:

  • GTS 250M is 56% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega 5 is 1300% faster.
  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the GTS 250M is 14% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 5 is ahead in 47 tests (96%)
  • GTS 250M is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.53 1.41
Recency 7 January 2020 15 June 2009
Chip lithography 7 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 28 Watt

RX Vega 5 has a 221.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 86.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 5 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 250M in performance tests.

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