GeForce RTX 2060 Super vs GTS 250

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 250 and GeForce RTX 2060 Super, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTS 250
2009
1 GB GDDR3, 150 Watt
1.54

RTX 2060 Super outperforms GTS 250 by a whopping 2684% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking97291
Place by popularitynot in top-10017
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0946.99
Power efficiency0.7016.79
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameG92BTU106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date4 March 2009 (15 years ago)9 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2060 Super has 52111% 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 cores1282176
Core clock speed738 MHz1470 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1650 MHz
Number of transistors754 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt175 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate44.93224.4
Floating-point processing power0.3871 TFLOPS7.181 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs64136
Tensor Coresno data272
Ray Tracing Coresno data34

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 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length229 mm229 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 8-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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1100 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth70.4 GB/s448.0 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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVI1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support-+
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model4.06.5
OpenGL3.04.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+7.5

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.

GTS 250 1.54
RTX 2060 Super 42.88
+2684%

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.

GTS 250 594
RTX 2060 Super 16518
+2681%

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 HD4−5
−2825%
117
+2825%
1440p2−3
−3250%
67
+3250%
4K1−2
−4100%
42
+4100%

Cost per frame, $

1080p49.753.41
1440p99.505.96
4K199.009.50

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 88
+0%
88
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 101
+0%
101
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 81
+0%
81
+0%
Battlefield 5 163
+0%
163
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 102
+0%
102
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 79
+0%
79
+0%
Far Cry 5 130
+0%
130
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 144
+0%
144
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 299
+0%
299
+0%
Hitman 3 94
+0%
94
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 298
+0%
298
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 122
+0%
122
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 205
+0%
205
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 229
+0%
229
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 147
+0%
147
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 68
+0%
68
+0%
Battlefield 5 150
+0%
150
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95
+0%
95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 71
+0%
71
+0%
Far Cry 5 108
+0%
108
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 106
+0%
106
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 271
+0%
271
+0%
Hitman 3 98
+0%
98
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 293
+0%
293
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95
+0%
95
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 184
+0%
184
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 216
+0%
216
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 61
+0%
61
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 61
+0%
61
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 71
+0%
71
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 62
+0%
62
+0%
Far Cry 5 74
+0%
74
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120
+0%
120
+0%
Hitman 3 84
+0%
84
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 131
+0%
131
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 156
+0%
156
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85
+0%
85
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 59
+0%
59
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 114
+0%
114
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 96
+0%
96
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 74
+0%
74
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 52
+0%
52
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 47
+0%
47
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 53
+0%
53
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+0%
40
+0%
Far Cry 5 57
+0%
57
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 259
+0%
259
+0%
Hitman 3 58
+0%
58
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 99
+0%
99
+0%
Metro Exodus 87
+0%
87
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 114
+0%
114
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 212
+0%
212
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 82
+0%
82
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 47
+0%
47
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 41
+0%
41
+0%
Hitman 3 39
+0%
39
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 105
+0%
105
+0%
Metro Exodus 64
+0%
64
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 59
+0%
59
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35
+0%
35
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 29
+0%
29
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30
+0%
30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 19
+0%
19
+0%
Far Cry 5 30
+0%
30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 67
+0%
67
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65
+0%
65
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 25
+0%
25
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 42
+0%
42
+0%

This is how GTS 250 and RTX 2060 Super compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 Super is 2825% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 Super is 3250% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 Super is 4100% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.54 42.88
Recency 4 March 2009 9 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 175 Watt

GTS 250 has 16.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 2060 Super, on the other hand, has a 2684.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 358.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2060 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 250 in performance tests.


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