NVIDIA GeForce GTS 150 OEM vs NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTS 150 OEM and NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 150 OEM

  • Around 21% better floating-point performance: 470.0 gflops vs 387.1 gflops
  • Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 141 Watt vs 150 Watt
  • Around 82% higher memory clock speed: 2000 MHz vs 1100 MHz
Floating-point performance 470.0 gflops vs 387.1 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 141 Watt vs 150 Watt
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz vs 1100 MHz

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250

  • 2.5x more core clock speed: 1836 MHz vs 738 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 65 nm
Core clock speed 1836 MHz vs 738 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm vs 65 nm

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 150 OEM
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250

Name NVIDIA GeForce GTS 150 OEM NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
PassMark - G3D Mark 595
PassMark - G2D Mark 56
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3108
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3108
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3351

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTS 150 OEM NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250

Essentials

Architecture Tesla Tesla
Code name G92 G92B
Launch date 10 March 2009 4 March 2009
Place in performance rating not rated 1048
Type Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $199
Price now $114.99
Value for money (0-100) 9.91

Technical info

Core clock speed 738 MHz 1836 MHz
Floating-point performance 470.0 gflops 387.1 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 55 nm
Pipelines 128 128
Texture fill rate 47.2 GTexel / s 47.2 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 141 Watt 150 Watt
Transistor count 754 million 754 million
CUDA cores 128
Maximum GPU temperature 105 °C

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 2x DVI, Two Dual Link DVI
Audio input for HDMI S / PDIF
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 267 mm 9" (228.6 mm) (22.9 cm)
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 6-pin
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options 2-way3-way

API support

DirectX 10.0 10.0
OpenGL 3.3 3.0

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 64.0 GB / s 70.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 1100 MHz
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR3

Technologies

3D Vision
CUDA
SLI

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