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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTS 250
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AMD logo Radeon HD 3870

NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 logo AMD Radeon HD 3870 logo
General information GeForce GTS 250 Radeon HD 3870
Launched Q3 2012 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory NVIDIA AMD
Memory 1024 MB 0 % 1024 MB 0 %
DirectX DirectX 10 DirectX 10.1
OpenGL OpenGL 3.3 OpenGL 3.3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 W 0 % 106 W 29.3 %
Performance GeForce GTS 250 Radeon HD 3870
Overall Score 12466 0 % 11970 4 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 1554 0 % 1433 7.8 %
2D Benchmark Score 59.6 0 % 57.4 3.6 %
Average DirectX performance 6.3 FPS 0 % 5.7 FPS 8.9 %
DirectX 9 performance 23.2 FPS 0 % 21 FPS 9.7 %
DirectX 10 performance 2 FPS 0 % 2 FPS 0 %
DirectX 11 performance 0 FPS NaN % 0 FPS NaN %
DirectX 12 performance 0 FPS NaN % 0 FPS NaN %
Graphic card computing 0 operations/s NaN % 0 operations/s NaN %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for GeForce GTS 250, Radeon HD 3870.

Average frames per second GeForce GTS 250 Radeon HD 3870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 17.7 FPS 16.7 FPS
High settings 31.8 FPS 30.0 FPS
Medium settings 38.1 FPS 36.0 FPS
Low settings 53.4 FPS 50.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 5.5 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for GeForce GTS 250, Radeon HD 3870.

Grand Theft Auto V GeForce GTS 250 Radeon HD 3870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 19.3 FPS 18.4 FPS
High settings 34.7 FPS 33.2 FPS
Medium settings 41.6 FPS 39.9 FPS
Low settings 58.3 FPS 55.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.3 %
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