GeForce GTS 250 vs GTX 570

Place in the ranking	441	964
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.07	0.06
Power efficiency	3.22	0.71
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	GF110	G92B
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	7 December 2010 (13 years ago)	4 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$349	$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 570 has 3350% 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 cores	480	128
Core clock speed	732 MHz	738 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	754 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	219 Watt	150 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C	105 °C
Texture fill rate	43.92	44.93
Floating-point processing power	1.405 TFLOPS	0.3871 TFLOPS
ROPs	40	16
TMUs	60	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).

Bus support	PCI-E 2.0 x 16	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	267 mm	229 mm
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x 6-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 type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1280 MB	1 GB
Memory bus width	320 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1900 MHz (3800 data rate)	1100 MHz
Memory bandwidth	152.0 GB/s	70.4 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 Connectors	Mini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI	Two Dual Link DVI
Multi monitor support	+	+
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	S/PDIF

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	5.1	4.0
OpenGL	4.2	3.0
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
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.

GTX 570 10.17
+560%

GTS 250 1.54

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.

GTX 570 3924
+558%

GTS 250 596

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

74
+640%

10−12

−640%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

4.72

19.90

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18

+700%

2−3
−700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +700%	3−4 −700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +700%	4−5 −700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +600%	3−4 −600%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +700%	3−4 −700%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +600%	4−5 −600%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +580%	10−11 −580%
Hitman 3	18−20 +850%	2−3 −850%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +600%	8−9 −600%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +700%	4−5 −700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +600%	4−5 −600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +725%	4−5 −725%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +611%	9−10 −611%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +700%	3−4 −700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +700%	4−5 −700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +600%	3−4 −600%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +700%	3−4 −700%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +600%	4−5 −600%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +580%	10−11 −580%
Hitman 3	18−20 +850%	2−3 −850%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +600%	8−9 −600%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +700%	4−5 −700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +600%	4−5 −600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +725%	4−5 −725%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +575%	4−5 −575%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +611%	9−10 −611%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +700%	3−4 −700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +600%	3−4 −600%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +700%	3−4 −700%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +580%	10−11 −580%
Hitman 3	18−20 +850%	2−3 −850%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +600%	8−9 −600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +725%	4−5 −725%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +575%	4−5 −575%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +611%	9−10 −611%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

+600%

4−5
−600%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 +567%	3−4 −567%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6	0−1
Far Cry 5	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +667%	6−7 −667%
Hitman 3	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +600%	3−4 −600%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +611%	9−10 −611%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

+750%

2−3
−750%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Hitman 3	6−7	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +633%	6−7 −633%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11
+900%

1−2

−900%

This is how GTX 570 and GTS 250 compete in popular games:

GTX 570 is 640% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.17	1.54
Recency	7 December 2010	4 March 2009
Maximum RAM amount	1280 MB	1 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	219 Watt	150 Watt

GTX 570 has a 560.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 25% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 37.5% more advanced lithography process.

GTS 250, on the other hand, has 46% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 570 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 250 in performance tests.

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