Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X outperforms GeForce GTS 250 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290X is 1695 days newer than GeForce GTS 250.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 150 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 52% better in Stray than GeForce GTS 250 - 64 vs 42 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 - 4 vs 1 GB
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
64
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.66/FPS
100%
Price, €
€170.44
100%
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2009
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
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Mar 4th, 2009 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
GeForce 200 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$199 | MSRP | $549 |
2x DVI | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
1 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
GDDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
64.51 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
675 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1008 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |