Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary vs GeForce GTS 250

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 250 and Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTS 250
2009
1 GB GDDR3, 150 Watt
1.54

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary outperforms GTS 250 by a whopping 2690% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking97288
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0941.80
Power efficiency0.7013.08
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameG92BNavi 10
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date4 March 2009 (15 years ago)7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary has 46344% 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 cores1282560
Core clock speed738 MHz1680 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1980 MHz
Number of transistors754 million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt225 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate44.93316.8
Floating-point processing power0.3871 TFLOPS10.14 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs64160

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 mmno data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1100 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth70.4 GB/s448.0 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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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 (12_1)
Shader Model4.06.5
OpenGL3.04.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
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
RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary 42.96
+2690%

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
RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary 16549
+2686%

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 42.96
Recency 4 March 2009 7 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 225 Watt

GTS 250 has 50% lower power consumption.

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary, on the other hand, has a 2689.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 685.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 250 in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
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AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary
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