GeForce FX 5700 vs GTS 250M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTS 250M with GeForce FX 5700, including specs and performance data.
GTS 250M outperforms FX 5700 by a whopping 1340% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1000 | 1450 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.54 | 0.28 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Rankine (2003−2005) |
| GPU code name | GT215 | NV36 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 June 2009 (15 years ago) | 23 October 2003 (21 year ago) |
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 | 96 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 425 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 727 million | 82 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 25 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 16.00 | 1.700 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.24 TFLOPS | no data |
| Gigaflops | 360 | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| TMUs | 32 | 4 |
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 | large | no data |
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | AGP 8x |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
| SLI options | + | - |
| MXM Type | MXM 3.0 Type-B | no data |
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 | GDDR5 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | Up to 2000 MHz | 250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 16 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 | HDMIVGALVDSSingle Link DVIDisplayPortDual Link DVI | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | 8.0 | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 9.0a |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 1.5 (2.1) |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/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.
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.
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 | 28
+2700%
| 1−2
−2700%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Elden Ring | 1−2 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Elden Ring | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| World of Tanks | 30−33
+1400%
|
2−3
−1400%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Elden Ring | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| World of Tanks | 8−9 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 7−8 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
| Elden Ring | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 1−2 | 0−1 |
This is how GTS 250M and FX 5700 compete in popular games:
- GTS 250M is 2700% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.44 | 0.10 |
| Recency | 15 June 2009 | 23 October 2003 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 25 Watt |
GTS 250M has a 1340% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 225% more advanced lithography process.
FX 5700, on the other hand, has 12% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTS 250M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce FX 5700 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTS 250M is a notebook card while GeForce FX 5700 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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