Quadro T1200 Mobile vs GeForce GTS 250

Place in the ranking	968	285
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.06	no data
Power efficiency	0.72	75.24
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	G92B	TU117
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	4 March 2009 (15 years ago)	12 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	128	1024
Core clock speed	738 MHz	855 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1425 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	18 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	44.93	91.20
Floating-point processing power	0.3871 TFLOPS	2.918 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	32
TMUs	64	64

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 size	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	229 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no 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 type	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1100 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	70.4 GB/s	160.0 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 Connectors	Two Dual Link DVI	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	4.0	6.6
OpenGL	3.0	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
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 HD	4−5 −1350%	58 +1350%
1440p	2−3 −1550%	33 +1550%
4K	6−7 −1250%	81 +1250%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	49.75	no data
1440p	99.50	no data
4K	33.17	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−35

+0%

30−35

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	47 +0%	47 +0%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry 5	65 +0%	65 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Hitman 3	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60 +0%	60 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	59 +0%	59 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	54 +0%	54 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	28 +0%	28 +0%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry 5	59 +0%	59 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Hitman 3	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	47 +0%	47 +0%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	44 +0%	44 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	71 +0%	71 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	47 +0%	47 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21 +0%	21 +0%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry 5	56 +0%	56 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	37 +0%	37 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	19 +0%	19 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Hitman 3	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	32 +0%	32 +0%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18 +0%	18 +0%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	41 +0%	41 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12 +0%	12 +0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Hitman 3	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Battlefield 5	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

This is how GTS 250 and T1200 Mobile compete in popular games:

T1200 Mobile is 1350% faster in 1080p
T1200 Mobile is 1550% faster in 1440p
T1200 Mobile is 1250% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 68 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.54	19.43
Recency	4 March 2009	12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	18 Watt

T1200 Mobile has a 1161.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 358.3% more advanced lithography process, and 733.3% lower power consumption.

The Quadro T1200 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 Quadro T1200 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.