NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 and NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 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, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.
Differences
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
- Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
- 2.6x more pipelines: 336 vs 128
- 2.3x better floating-point performance: 907.2 gflops vs 387.1 gflops
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 40 nm vs 55 nm
- 3.3x more memory clock speed: 3600 MHz vs 1100 MHz
- 3.8x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2272 vs 591
- 7.2x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 388 vs 54
- Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3716 vs 3108
- Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3716 vs 3108
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 12 July 2010 vs 4 March 2009 |
| Pipelines | 336 vs 128 |
| Floating-point performance | 907.2 gflops vs 387.1 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm vs 55 nm |
| Memory clock speed | 3600 MHz vs 1100 MHz |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 2272 vs 591 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 388 vs 54 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3716 vs 3108 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3356 vs 3351 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3716 vs 3108 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3356 vs 3351 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
- 2.7x more core clock speed: 1836 MHz vs 675 MHz
- Around 25% higher texture fill rate: 47.2 billion / sec vs 37.8 GTexel / s
- Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 160 Watt
- Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 768 MB
| Core clock speed | 1836 MHz vs 675 MHz |
| Texture fill rate | 47.2 billion / sec vs 37.8 GTexel / s |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 150 Watt vs 160 Watt |
| Maximum memory size | 1 GB vs 768 MB |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
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| Name | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 | NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 2272 | 591 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 388 | 54 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 7860 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 21.445 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 617.847 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.823 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 27.222 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 40.61 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 3351 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3716 | 3108 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3356 | 3351 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 3351 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3716 | 3108 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3356 | 3351 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 0 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 | NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture | Fermi | Tesla |
| Code name | GF104 | G92B |
| Launch date | 12 July 2010 | 4 March 2009 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | $199 |
| Place in performance rating | 917 | 1021 |
| Price now | $89.99 | $114.99 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Value for money (0-100) | 34.71 | 9.91 |
Technical info |
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| Core clock speed | 675 MHz | 1836 MHz |
| Floating-point performance | 907.2 gflops | 387.1 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 55 nm |
| Pipelines | 336 | 128 |
| Texture fill rate | 37.8 GTexel / s | 47.2 billion / sec |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 160 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Transistor count | 1,950 million | 754 million |
| CUDA cores | 128 | |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | S / PDIF |
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI, Two Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI | 2x DVI, Two Dual Link DVI |
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| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | 2048x1536 |
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Bus support | 16x PCI-E 2.0 | |
| Height | 4.376"(111 mm) (11.1 cm) | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 8.25"(210 mm) (21 cm) | 9" (228.6 mm) (22.9 cm) |
| SLI options | 2-way | 2-way3-way |
| Supplementary power connectors | 6-pin & 6-pin | 6-pin |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12.0 (11_0) | 10.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.1 | 3.0 |
Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 768 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 86.4 GB / s | 70.4 GB / s |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 3600 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
Technologies |
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