Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7870 XT 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 HD 7870 XT is 1356 days newer than GeForce GTS 250.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 150 vs 185 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
- Performs up to 18% better in Dishonored 2 than GeForce GTS 250 - 39 vs 33 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 - 2 vs 1 GB
Dishonored 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce GTS 250
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2009
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
31.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
93.6 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4th, 2009 | Release Date | Nov 19th, 2012 |
| GeForce 200 | Generation | Southern Islands |
$199 | MSRP | $270 |
| 2x DVI | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 64.51 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192 GB/s |
| 675 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 975 MHz |
| 1008 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
