NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 vs NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 and NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX 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

NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
3.2x more core clock speed: 1836 MHz vs 575 MHz
3.4x more texture fill rate: 47.2 billion / sec vs 13.8 GTexel / s
5.3x more pipelines: 128 vs 24
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 90 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 512 MB
2.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 594 vs 264
3.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3351 vs 951
3.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3351 vs 951

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 March 2009 vs 12 October 2006
Core clock speed	1836 MHz vs 575 MHz
Texture fill rate	47.2 billion / sec vs 13.8 GTexel / s
Pipelines	128 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm vs 90 nm
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 512 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	594 vs 264
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3351 vs 951
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3351 vs 951

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX

3.3x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 27% higher memory clock speed: 1400 MHz vs 1100 MHz
5.1x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 283 vs 55

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 150 Watt
Memory clock speed	1400 MHz vs 1100 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	283 vs 55

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

594

264

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

283

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3351

951

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3351

951

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250	NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX
PassMark - G3D Mark	594	264
PassMark - G2D Mark	55	283
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3108
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3108
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3351	951
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3351	951

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250	NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla	Curie
Code name	G92B	G71
Launch date	4 March 2009	12 October 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$199
Place in performance rating	1050	1053
Price now	$114.99
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Value for money (0-100)	9.91
Technical info
Core clock speed	1836 MHz	575 MHz
CUDA cores	128
Floating-point performance	387.1 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	90 nm
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C
Pipelines	128	24
Texture fill rate	47.2 billion / sec	13.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	45 Watt
Transistor count	754 million	278 million
Boost clock speed		575 MHz
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	S / PDIF
Display Connectors	2x DVI, Two Dual Link DVI	No outputs
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	MXM-III
Length	9" (228.6 mm) (22.9 cm)
SLI options	2-way3-way
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin	None
Laptop size		large
API support
DirectX	10.0	9.0c
OpenGL	3.0	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	70.4 GB / s	44.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	700 Bit
Memory clock speed	1100 MHz	1400 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	256
Shared memory		0
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
SLI
CineFX 4.0
Intellisample 4.0
PowerMizer 6.0
UltraShadow II