GeForce GTS 250 vs Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

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Aggregated performance score

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
2020
6.24
+303%

Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms GeForce GTS 250 by a whopping 303% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Contents

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
GTS 250 GTS 250

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking545927
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.05
ArchitectureVega (2017−2021)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameVega RenoirG92B
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2020 (4 years ago)4 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199
Current priceno data$131 (0.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores384128
CUDA coresno data128
Core clock speed400 MHz738 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data754 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt150 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rateno data47.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performanceno data387.1 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and GeForce GTS 250 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data9" (228.6 mm) (22.9 cm)
Heightno data4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data6-pin
SLI optionsno 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 typeno dataGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data1 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1100 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data70.4 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 Connectorsno dataTwo Dual Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMIno data+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_111.1 (10_0)
Shader Modelno data4.0
OpenGLno data3.0
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkanno dataN/A
CUDAno data+

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 HD20
+400%
4−5
−400%
1440p28
+367%
6−7
−367%
4K18
+350%
4−5
−350%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 11
+450%
2−3
−450%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16
+433%
3−4
−433%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Battlefield 5 22
+340%
5−6
−340%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20
+400%
4−5
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+350%
2−3
−350%
Far Cry 5 15
+400%
3−4
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 14
+367%
3−4
−367%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%
Hitman 3 15
+400%
3−4
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 11
+450%
2−3
−450%
Red Dead Redemption 2 15
+400%
3−4
−400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 15
+400%
3−4
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14
+367%
3−4
−367%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 13
+333%
3−4
−333%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Battlefield 5 21
+320%
5−6
−320%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7
+600%
1−2
−600%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
+500%
1−2
−500%
Far Cry 5 16
+433%
3−4
−433%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%
Hitman 3 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5
+400%
1−2
−400%
Metro Exodus 8
+700%
1−2
−700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 13
+333%
3−4
−333%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
+433%
3−4
−433%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Battlefield 5 19
+375%
4−5
−375%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Far Cry 5 16
+433%
3−4
−433%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
+450%
2−3
−450%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Hitman 3 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Metro Exodus 4−5 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5 0−1
Hitman 3 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

This is how RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and GTS 250 compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 400% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 367% faster in 1440p
  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 350% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 6.24 1.55
Recency 7 January 2020 4 March 2009
Chip lithography 7 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 150 Watt

The Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 250 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook card while GeForce GTS 250 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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