NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 vs ATI Radeon HD 2400

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 and ATI Radeon HD 2400 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).

NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250

ATI Radeon HD 2400

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
4.6x more core clock speed: 1836 MHz vs 398 MHz
29.6x more texture fill rate: 47.2 billion / sec vs 1.592 GTexel / s
3.2x more pipelines: 128 vs 40
12.2x better floating-point performance: 387.1 gflops vs 31.84 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 65 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 256 MB
Around 11% higher memory clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 990 MHz
4.9x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 595 vs 121
5.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3351 vs 635
5.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3351 vs 635

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 March 2009 vs 19 February 2008
Core clock speed	1836 MHz vs 398 MHz
Texture fill rate	47.2 billion / sec vs 1.592 GTexel / s
Pipelines	128 vs 40
Floating-point performance	387.1 gflops vs 31.84 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm vs 65 nm
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 256 MB
Memory clock speed	1100 MHz vs 990 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	595 vs 121
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3351 vs 635
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3351 vs 635

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 2400

7.5x lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 150 Watt
5.3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 298 vs 56

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	298 vs 56

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
GPU 2: ATI Radeon HD 2400

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

595

121

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

298

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3351

635

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3351

635

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250	ATI Radeon HD 2400
PassMark - G3D Mark	595	121
PassMark - G2D Mark	56	298
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3108
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3108
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3351	635
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3351	635

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250	ATI Radeon HD 2400
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla	TeraScale
Code name	G92B	RV610
Launch date	4 March 2009	19 February 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$199
Place in performance rating	1048	1050
Price now	$114.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	9.91
Technical info
Core clock speed	1836 MHz	398 MHz
CUDA cores	128
Floating-point performance	387.1 gflops	31.84 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	65 nm
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C
Pipelines	128	40
Texture fill rate	47.2 billion / sec	1.592 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	20 Watt
Transistor count	754 million	180 million
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	S / PDIF
Display Connectors	2x DVI, Two Dual Link DVI	1x DVI, 1x S-Video
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	9" (228.6 mm) (22.9 cm)
SLI options	2-way3-way
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin	None
API support
DirectX	10.0	10.0
OpenGL	3.0	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	70.4 GB / s	7.92 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1100 MHz	990 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	DDR2
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
SLI