NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 vs NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 and NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s).

NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250

NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 13% higher core clock speed: 1836 MHz vs 1625 MHz
2.3x more texture fill rate: 47.2 billion / sec vs 20.8 billion / sec
2x more pipelines: 128 vs 64
Around 86% better floating-point performance: 387.1 gflops vs 208 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 65 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 512 MB
Around 22% higher memory clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 900 MHz
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 591 vs 477
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 54 vs 44
24.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3108 vs 127
24.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3108 vs 127
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3351 vs 3161
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3351 vs 3161

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 March 2009 vs 21 February 2008
Core clock speed	1836 MHz vs 1625 MHz
Texture fill rate	47.2 billion / sec vs 20.8 billion / sec
Pipelines	128 vs 64
Floating-point performance	387.1 gflops vs 208 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm vs 65 nm
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 512 MB
Memory clock speed	1100 MHz vs 900 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	591 vs 477
PassMark - G2D Mark	54 vs 44
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3108 vs 127
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3108 vs 127
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3351 vs 3161
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3351 vs 3161

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT

Around 56% lower typical power consumption: 96 Watt vs 150 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	96 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

591

477

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3108

127

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3108

127

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3351

3161

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3351

3161

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250	NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
PassMark - G3D Mark	591	477
PassMark - G2D Mark	54	44
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3108	127
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3108	127
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3351	3161
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3351	3161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.465

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250	NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla	Tesla
Code name	G92B	G94
Launch date	4 March 2009	21 February 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$179
Place in performance rating	1021	1587
Price now	$114.99	$39.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	9.91	23.72
Technical info
Core clock speed	1836 MHz	1625 MHz
CUDA cores	128	64
Floating-point performance	387.1 gflops	208 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	65 nm
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	105 °C
Pipelines	128	64
Texture fill rate	47.2 billion / sec	20.8 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	96 Watt
Transistor count	754 million	505 million
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	S / PDIF	S / PDIF
Display Connectors	2x DVI, Two Dual Link DVI	2x DVI, 1x S-Video, HDTVTwo Dual Link DVI
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	9" (228.6 mm) (22.9 cm)	9" (22.9 cm)
SLI options	2-way3-way	2-way
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin	6-pin
Bus support		16x PCI-E 2.0
API support
DirectX	10.0	10.0
OpenGL	3.0	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	70.4 GB / s	57.6 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1100 MHz	900 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
SLI