GeForce RTX 4080 vs GTS 250

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 250 and GeForce RTX 4080, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTS 250
2009
1 GB GDDR3, 150 Watt
1.54

RTX 4080 outperforms GTS 250 by a whopping 5734% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9723
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0929.01
Power efficiency0.7019.25
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameG92BAD103
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date4 March 2009 (15 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $1,199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4080 has 32133% 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 cores1289728
Core clock speed738 MHz2205 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2505 MHz
Number of transistors754 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt320 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate44.93761.5
Floating-point processing power0.3871 TFLOPS48.74 TFLOPS
ROPs16112
TMUs64304
Tensor Coresno data304
Ray Tracing Coresno data76

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 4.0 x16
Length229 mm310 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 16-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 typeGDDR3GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount1 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1100 MHz1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth70.4 GB/s716.8 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 HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.7
OpenGL3.04.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+8.9

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 4080 89.84
+5734%

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 4080 34617
+5728%

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
−5875%
239
+5875%
1440p2−3
−8200%
166
+8200%
4K1−2
−10700%
108
+10700%

Cost per frame, $

1080p49.755.02
1440p99.507.22
4K199.0011.10

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 231
+0%
231
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 262
+0%
262
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 231
+0%
231
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 217
+0%
217
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 210
+0%
210
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 512
+0%
512
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 189
+0%
189
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 190
+0%
190
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 396
+0%
396
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 480
+0%
480
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 259
+0%
259
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 164
+0%
164
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 153
+0%
153
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 129
+0%
129
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Hitman 3 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 332
+0%
332
+0%
Metro Exodus 149
+0%
149
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 390
+0%
390
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 191
+0%
191
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Hitman 3 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 187
+0%
187
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 100
+0%
100
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 63
+0%
63
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 195
+0%
195
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 87
+0%
87
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

This is how GTS 250 and RTX 4080 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4080 is 5875% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4080 is 8200% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4080 is 10700% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.54 89.84
Recency 4 March 2009 20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 320 Watt

GTS 250 has 113.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 4080, on the other hand, has a 5733.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4080 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 250 in performance tests.


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