GeForce GTS 250 vs Radeon R9 270X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 270X and GeForce GTS 250, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 270X
2013
4 GB GDDR5, 180 Watt
12.64
+721%

R9 270X outperforms GTS 250 by a whopping 721% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking394972
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.820.09
Power efficiency4.810.70
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameCuracaoG92B
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date8 October 2013 (11 years ago)4 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 270X has 6367% 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 cores1280128
Core clock speedno data738 MHz
Boost clock speed1050 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,800 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt150 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate84.0044.93
Floating-point processing power2.688 TFLOPS0.3871 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs8064

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 supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data229 mm
Heightno data4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2 x 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 amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1100 MHz
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/s70.4 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortTwo Dual Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
Eyefinity+-
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
DisplayPort support+-
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration+-
CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
LiquidVR+-
TressFX+-
TrueAudio+-
UVD+-
DDMA audio+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1211.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.63.0
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan+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.

R9 270X 12.64
+721%
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.

R9 270X 4870
+720%
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.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+867%
3−4
−867%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+900%
4−5
−900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+733%
3−4
−733%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+867%
3−4
−867%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+775%
4−5
−775%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+730%
10−11
−730%
Hitman 3 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+725%
8−9
−725%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+740%
5−6
−740%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+775%
4−5
−775%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+925%
4−5
−925%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+788%
8−9
−788%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+867%
3−4
−867%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+900%
4−5
−900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+733%
3−4
−733%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+867%
3−4
−867%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+775%
4−5
−775%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+730%
10−11
−730%
Hitman 3 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+725%
8−9
−725%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+740%
5−6
−740%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+775%
4−5
−775%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+925%
4−5
−925%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+933%
3−4
−933%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+788%
8−9
−788%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+867%
3−4
−867%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+733%
3−4
−733%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+867%
3−4
−867%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+730%
10−11
−730%
Hitman 3 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+725%
8−9
−725%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+925%
4−5
−925%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+933%
3−4
−933%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+788%
8−9
−788%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+775%
4−5
−775%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+733%
3−4
−733%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+850%
2−3
−850%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7 0−1
Far Cry 5 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+786%
7−8
−786%
Hitman 3 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+767%
3−4
−767%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+950%
2−3
−950%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+778%
9−10
−778%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+950%
2−3
−950%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Hitman 3 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
+757%
7−8
−757%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 7−8 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.64 1.54
Recency 8 October 2013 4 March 2009
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 150 Watt

R9 270X has a 720.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

GTS 250, on the other hand, has 20% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R9 270X is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 250 in performance tests.


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