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).
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: 594 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 | 594 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
- 5.4x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 298 vs 55
Specifications (specs) | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 20 Watt vs 150 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 298 vs 55 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
GPU 2: ATI Radeon HD 2400
PassMark - G3D Mark |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) |
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Name | NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 | ATI Radeon HD 2400 |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 594 | 121 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 55 | 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 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | Tesla | TeraScale |
Code name | G92B | RV610 |
Launch date | 4 March 2009 | 19 February 2008 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | |
Place in performance rating | 1050 | 1052 |
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 | 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 |
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Audio input for HDMI | S / PDIF | |
Display Connectors | 2x DVI, Two Dual Link DVI | 1x DVI, 1x S-Video |
HDMI | ||
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 | 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 |
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DirectX | 10.0 | 10.0 |
OpenGL | 3.0 | 3.3 |
Memory |
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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 |
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