GeForce2 Go vs GeForce GTS 250

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking964not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.06no data
Power efficiency0.71no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code nameG92BNV11 B2
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date4 March 2009 (15 years ago)11 November 2000 (23 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 cores128no data
Core clock speed738 MHz143 MHz
Number of transistors754 million20 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt2 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate44.930.57
Floating-point processing power0.3871 TFLOPSno data
ROPs162
TMUs644

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 x16AGP 4x
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 typeGDDR3DDR
Maximum RAM amount1 GB64 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1100 MHz166 MHz
Memory bandwidth70.4 GB/s5.312 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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVINo outputs
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)7.0
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL3.01.2
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.



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 250 596
+14800%
GeForce2 Go 4

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 March 2009 11 November 2000
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 64 MB
Chip lithography 55 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 2 Watt

GTS 250 has an age advantage of 8 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 227.3% more advanced lithography process.

GeForce2 Go, on the other hand, has 7400% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTS 250 and GeForce2 Go. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTS 250 is a desktop card while GeForce2 Go is a notebook one.


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