NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 vs ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 PRO
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 and ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 PRO 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 250
- Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 9 month(s) later
- 5.5x more core clock speed: 1836 MHz vs 333 MHz
- 35.4x more texture fill rate: 47.2 billion / sec vs 1.332 GTexel / s
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 130 nm
- 8x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 128 MB
- 2.8x more memory clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 400 MHz
- 14x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 601 vs 43
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 4 March 2009 vs 1 June 2004 |
| Core clock speed | 1836 MHz vs 333 MHz |
| Texture fill rate | 47.2 billion / sec vs 1.332 GTexel / s |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm vs 130 nm |
| Maximum memory size | 1 GB vs 128 MB |
| Memory clock speed | 1100 MHz vs 400 MHz |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 601 vs 43 |
Reasons to consider the ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 PRO
- 2.8x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 163 vs 59
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 163 vs 59 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
GPU 2: ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 PRO
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| Name | NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 | ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 PRO |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 601 | 43 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 59 | 163 |
| 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 250 | ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 PRO | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture | Tesla | Rage 8 |
| Code name | G92B | M10 |
| Launch date | 4 March 2009 | 1 June 2004 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | |
| Place in performance rating | 1038 | 1041 |
| Price now | $114.99 | |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Value for money (0-100) | 9.91 | |
Technical info |
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| Core clock speed | 1836 MHz | 333 MHz |
| CUDA cores | 128 | |
| Floating-point performance | 387.1 gflops | |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 130 nm |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | |
| Pipelines | 128 | |
| Texture fill rate | 47.2 billion / sec | 1.332 GTexel / s |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 150 Watt | |
| Transistor count | 754 million | 76 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Audio input for HDMI | S / PDIF | |
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, Two Dual Link DVI | No outputs |
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| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | |
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | AGP 8x |
| Length | 9" (228.6 mm) (22.9 cm) | |
| SLI options | 2-way3-way | |
| Supplementary power connectors | 6-pin | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 10.0 | 9.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.0 | 2.0 |
Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 128 MB |
| Memory bandwidth | 70.4 GB / s | 6.4 GB / s |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1100 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR |
Technologies |
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| 3D Vision | ||
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