Radeon RX 7800 XT vs GeForce GTS 250

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 250 and Radeon RX 7800 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTS 250
2009
1 GB GDDR3, 150 Watt
1.54

RX 7800 XT outperforms GTS 250 by a whopping 4001% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking97230
Place by popularitynot in top-10040
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0968.04
Power efficiency0.7016.46
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameG92BNavi 32
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date4 March 2009 (15 years ago)25 August 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7800 XT has 75500% 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 cores1283840
Core clock speed738 MHz1295 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2430 MHz
Number of transistors754 million28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt263 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate44.93583.2
Floating-point processing power0.3871 TFLOPS37.32 TFLOPS
ROPs1696
TMUs64240
Ray Tracing Coresno data60

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 mm267 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin2x 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 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1100 MHz2438 MHz
Memory bandwidth70.4 GB/s624.1 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 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
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
OpenCL1.12.2
VulkanN/A1.3
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 7800 XT 63.15
+4001%

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 7800 XT 24333
+3996%

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 HD5−6
−4220%
216
+4220%
1440p2−3
−6000%
122
+6000%
4K1−2
−6900%
70
+6900%

Cost per frame, $

1080p39.802.31
1440p99.504.09
4K199.007.13

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 258
+0%
258
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 178
+0%
178
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 222
+0%
222
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 193
+0%
193
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 261
+0%
261
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 181
+0%
181
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 161
+0%
161
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 398
+0%
398
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 130
+0%
130
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 158
+0%
158
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 148
+0%
148
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 222
+0%
222
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 274
+0%
274
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 340
+0%
340
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 200
+0%
200
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 145
+0%
145
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

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

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 119
+0%
119
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 124
+0%
124
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 97
+0%
97
+0%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Hitman 3 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 217
+0%
217
+0%
Metro Exodus 148
+0%
148
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 243
+0%
243
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 147
+0%
147
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Hitman 3 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 118
+0%
118
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 89
+0%
89
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 72
+0%
72
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 44
+0%
44
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 164
+0%
164
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130
+0%
130
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 67
+0%
67
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

This is how GTS 250 and RX 7800 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 7800 XT is 4220% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7800 XT is 6000% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7800 XT is 6900% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.54 63.15
Recency 4 March 2009 25 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 263 Watt

GTS 250 has 75.3% lower power consumption.

RX 7800 XT, on the other hand, has a 4000.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7800 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 250 in performance tests.


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