NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 450

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 and NVIDIA Quadro NVS 450 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 Quadro NVS 450

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
3.8x more core clock speed: 1836 MHz vs 480 MHz
Around 98% higher texture fill rate: 47.2 billion / sec vs 2x 3.84 GTexel / s billion / sec
8x more pipelines: 128 vs 2x 8
10.1x better floating-point performance: 387.1 gflops vs 2x 19.2 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 2x 256 MB
8.8x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 591 vs 67

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 March 2009 vs 11 November 2008
Core clock speed	1836 MHz vs 480 MHz
Texture fill rate	47.2 billion / sec vs 2x 3.84 GTexel / s billion / sec
Pipelines	128 vs 2x 8
Floating-point performance	387.1 gflops vs 2x 19.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm vs 65 nm
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 2x 256 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	591 vs 67

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro NVS 450

4.3x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 27% higher memory clock speed: 1400 MHz vs 1100 MHz
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 89 vs 54

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 150 Watt
Memory clock speed	1400 MHz vs 1100 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	89 vs 54

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 450

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

591

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250	NVIDIA Quadro NVS 450
PassMark - G3D Mark	591	67
PassMark - G2D Mark	54	89
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	NVIDIA Quadro NVS 450
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla	Tesla
Code name	G92B	G98
Launch date	4 March 2009	11 November 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$163.14
Place in performance rating	1021	1442
Price now	$114.99	$168
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Value for money (0-100)	9.91	0.71
Technical info
Core clock speed	1836 MHz	480 MHz
CUDA cores	128
Floating-point performance	387.1 gflops	2x 19.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	65 nm
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C
Pipelines	128	2x 8
Texture fill rate	47.2 billion / sec	2x 3.84 GTexel / s billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	35 Watt
Transistor count	754 million	210 million
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	S / PDIF
Display Connectors	2x DVI, Two Dual Link DVI	4x DisplayPort
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	2x 256 MB
Memory bandwidth	70.4 GB / s	2x 11.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	2x 64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1100 MHz	1400 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
SLI