GeForce GTS 250 vs Quadro K4000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K4000 with GeForce GTS 250, including specs and performance data.

Quadro K4000
2013
3 GB GDDR5, 80 Watt
7.05
+358%

K4000 outperforms GTS 250 by a whopping 358% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking550968
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.540.06
Power efficiency6.140.72
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGK106G92B
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date1 March 2013 (11 years ago)4 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,269 $199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro K4000 has 800% 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 cores768128
Core clock speed810 MHz738 MHz
Number of transistors2,540 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt150 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate51.8444.93
Floating-point processing power1.244 TFLOPS0.3871 TFLOPS
ROPs2416
TMUs6464

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 2.0 x16
Length241 mm229 mm
Heightno data4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount3 GB1 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1404 MHz1100 MHz
Memory bandwidth134.8 GB/s70.4 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 Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPortTwo Dual Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.63.0
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA3.0+

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.

Quadro K4000 7.05
+358%
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.

Quadro K4000 2718
+358%
GTS 250 594

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 7.05 1.54
Recency 1 March 2013 4 March 2009
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 150 Watt

Quadro K4000 has a 357.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 87.5% lower power consumption.

The Quadro K4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 250 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K4000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTS 250 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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