GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile vs GTS 250

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 250 with GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

GTS 250
2009
1 GB GDDR3, 150 Watt
1.54

RTX 2060 Mobile outperforms GTS 250 by a whopping 1875% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking972185
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.09no data
Power efficiency0.7018.12
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameG92BTU106
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date4 March 2009 (15 years ago)29 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1281920
Core clock speed738 MHz960 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1200 MHz
Number of transistors754 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt115 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate44.93144.0
Floating-point processing power0.3871 TFLOPS4.608 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs64120
Tensor Coresno data240
Ray Tracing Coresno data30

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
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length229 mmno data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data
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 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1100 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth70.4 GB/s336.0 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 DVINo outputs
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

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 HD5−6
−1980%
104
+1980%
1440p3−4
−2133%
67
+2133%
4K1−2
−3700%
38
+3700%

Cost per frame, $

1080p39.80no data
1440p66.33no data
4K199.00no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 91
+0%
91
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 71
+0%
71
+0%
Battlefield 5 119
+0%
119
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 88
+0%
88
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 105
+0%
105
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110
+0%
110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 366
+0%
366
+0%
Hitman 3 83
+0%
83
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 223
+0%
223
+0%
Metro Exodus 130
+0%
130
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100
+0%
100
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 148
+0%
148
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 227
+0%
227
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 107
+0%
107
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 56
+0%
56
+0%
Battlefield 5 105
+0%
105
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 79
+0%
79
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 85
+0%
85
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 82
+0%
82
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 280
+0%
280
+0%
Hitman 3 75
+0%
75
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 196
+0%
196
+0%
Metro Exodus 112
+0%
112
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 75
+0%
75
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 123
+0%
123
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 190
+0%
190
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50
+0%
50
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 48
+0%
48
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 58
+0%
58
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 62
+0%
62
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 88
+0%
88
+0%
Hitman 3 66
+0%
66
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 94
+0%
94
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 107
+0%
107
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60
+0%
60
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 38
+0%
38
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 79
+0%
79
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65
+0%
65
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 54
+0%
54
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40
+0%
40
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
+0%
38
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 42
+0%
42
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry 5 42
+0%
42
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 246
+0%
246
+0%
Hitman 3 46
+0%
46
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70
+0%
70
+0%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 210
+0%
210
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 62
+0%
62
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 32
+0%
32
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30
+0%
30
+0%
Hitman 3 28
+0%
28
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 86
+0%
86
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+0%
39
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 25
+0%
25
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 22
+0%
22
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20
+0%
20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 15
+0%
15
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30
+0%
30
+0%

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

  • RTX 2060 Mobile is 1980% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 Mobile is 2133% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 Mobile is 3700% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.54 30.41
Recency 4 March 2009 29 January 2019
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 115 Watt

RTX 2060 Mobile has a 1874.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 358.3% more advanced lithography process, and 30.4% lower power consumption.

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

Be aware that GeForce GTS 250 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile is a notebook one.


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