GeForce GTS 250 vs Radeon VII

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Aggregate performance score

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

Radeon VII
2019
16 GB HBM2, 295 Watt
39.48
+2680%

VII outperforms GTS 250 by a whopping 2680% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking101990
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation24.090.08
Power efficiency9.800.69
ArchitectureGCN 5.1 (2018−2022)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameVega 20G92B
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date7 February 2019 (6 years ago)4 March 2009 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 $199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

Radeon VII has 30013% 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 cores3840128
Core clock speed1400 MHz738 MHz
Boost clock speed1750 MHzno data
Number of transistors13,230 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)295 Watt150 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate420.044.93
Floating-point processing power13.44 TFLOPS0.3871 TFLOPS
ROPs6416
TMUs24064

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
Length280 mm229 mm
Heightno data4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 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 typeHBM2GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount16 GB1 GB
Memory bus width4096 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1100 MHz
Memory bandwidth1024 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 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aTwo Dual Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model6.74.0
OpenGL4.63.0
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.

Radeon VII 39.48
+2680%
GTS 250 1.42

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.

Radeon VII 16391
+2673%
GTS 250 591

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 HD120
+2900%
4−5
−2900%
1440p74
+3600%
2−3
−3600%
4K57
+2750%
2−3
−2750%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.83
+754%
49.75
−754%
1440p9.45
+953%
99.50
−953%
4K12.26
+711%
99.50
−711%
  • Radeon VII has 754% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • Radeon VII has 953% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • Radeon VII has 711% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 220−230
+2688%
8−9
−2688%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+2967%
3−4
−2967%
Hogwarts Legacy 90−95
+3000%
3−4
−3000%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 136
+3300%
4−5
−3300%
Counter-Strike 2 220−230
+2688%
8−9
−2688%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+2967%
3−4
−2967%
Far Cry 5 99
+3200%
3−4
−3200%
Fortnite 195
+2686%
7−8
−2686%
Forza Horizon 4 163
+3160%
5−6
−3160%
Forza Horizon 5 120−130
+2975%
4−5
−2975%
Hogwarts Legacy 90−95
+3000%
3−4
−3000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 157
+3040%
5−6
−3040%
Valorant 220−230
+2763%
8−9
−2763%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 137
+3325%
4−5
−3325%
Counter-Strike 2 220−230
+2688%
8−9
−2688%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+2989%
9−10
−2989%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+2967%
3−4
−2967%
Dota 2 160
+3100%
5−6
−3100%
Far Cry 5 95
+3067%
3−4
−3067%
Fortnite 154
+2980%
5−6
−2980%
Forza Horizon 4 157
+3040%
5−6
−3040%
Forza Horizon 5 120−130
+2975%
4−5
−2975%
Grand Theft Auto V 111
+3600%
3−4
−3600%
Hogwarts Legacy 90−95
+3000%
3−4
−3000%
Metro Exodus 88
+2833%
3−4
−2833%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 158
+3060%
5−6
−3060%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 139
+3375%
4−5
−3375%
Valorant 220−230
+2763%
8−9
−2763%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 127
+3075%
4−5
−3075%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+2967%
3−4
−2967%
Dota 2 147
+2840%
5−6
−2840%
Far Cry 5 91
+2933%
3−4
−2933%
Forza Horizon 4 130
+3150%
4−5
−3150%
Hogwarts Legacy 90−95
+3000%
3−4
−3000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 143
+2760%
5−6
−2760%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75
+3650%
2−3
−3650%
Valorant 197
+2714%
7−8
−2714%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 114
+2750%
4−5
−2750%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+3333%
3−4
−3333%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+2944%
9−10
−2944%
Grand Theft Auto V 43
+4200%
1−2
−4200%
Metro Exodus 56
+2700%
2−3
−2700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+2817%
6−7
−2817%
Valorant 260−270
+2789%
9−10
−2789%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−105
+3233%
3−4
−3233%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+4500%
1−2
−4500%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+3133%
3−4
−3133%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+2725%
4−5
−2725%
Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
+4600%
1−2
−4600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+3750%
2−3
−3750%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110
+3400%
3−4
−3400%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+4600%
1−2
−4600%
Grand Theft Auto V 62
+3000%
2−3
−3000%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27 0−1
Metro Exodus 37
+3600%
1−2
−3600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54
+5300%
1−2
−5300%
Valorant 240−250
+2900%
8−9
−2900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 73
+3550%
2−3
−3550%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+4600%
1−2
−4600%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24 0−1
Dota 2 78
+3800%
2−3
−3800%
Far Cry 5 59
+2850%
2−3
−2850%
Forza Horizon 4 77
+3750%
2−3
−3750%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 58
+2800%
2−3
−2800%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 44
+4300%
1−2
−4300%

This is how Radeon VII and GTS 250 compete in popular games:

  • Radeon VII is 2900% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon VII is 3600% faster in 1440p
  • Radeon VII is 2750% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 39.48 1.42
Recency 7 February 2019 4 March 2009
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 295 Watt 150 Watt

Radeon VII has a 2680.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 685.7% more advanced lithography process.

GTS 250, on the other hand, has 96.7% lower power consumption.

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

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