Radeon HD 6670 vs GeForce GTS 250

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 250 and Radeon HD 6670, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTS 250
2009
1 GB GDDR3, 150 Watt
1.54

HD 6670 outperforms GTS 250 by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking972912
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.090.08
Power efficiency0.701.95
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameG92BTurks
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date4 March 2009 (15 years ago)19 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTS 250 has 13% better value for money than HD 6670.

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 cores128480
Core clock speed738 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data800 MHz
Number of transistors754 million716 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt66 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate44.9319.20
Floating-point processing power0.3871 TFLOPS0.768 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs6424

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).

Bus supportno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length229 mm168 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone
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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1100 MHz1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth70.4 GB/s64 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 DVI1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Multi monitor support+no data
Eyefinity-+
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
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.

CrossFire-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)DirectX® 11
Shader Model4.05.0
OpenGL3.04.4
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A-
CUDA+-

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
HD 6670 1.88
+22.1%

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
HD 6670 724
+21.9%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.54 1.88
Recency 4 March 2009 19 April 2011
Chip lithography 55 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 66 Watt

HD 6670 has a 22.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 37.5% more advanced lithography process, and 127.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 6670 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 250 in performance tests.


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