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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTS 250
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NVIDIA logo GeForce 8600 GTS

NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 logo NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS logo
General information GeForce GTS 250 GeForce 8600 GTS
Launched Q3 2012 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory NVIDIA NVIDIA
Motherboard Bus PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 1.0 x16
Memory 1024 MB 0 % 512 MB 50 %
Core Clock 738 MHz 0 % 675 MHz 8.5 %
DirectX DirectX 10 DirectX 10
OpenGL OpenGL 3.3 OpenGL 3.3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 W 0 % 75 W 50 %
Performance GeForce GTS 250 GeForce 8600 GTS
Overall Score 12461 0 % 6225 50 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 1553 0 % 388 75 %
2D Benchmark Score 58.5 0 % 29.3 50 %
Average DirectX performance 6.3 FPS 0 % 2 FPS 68.1 %
DirectX 9 performance 23.2 FPS 0 % 7 FPS 69.7 %
DirectX 10 performance 2 FPS 0 % 1 FPS 50 %
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, GeForce 8600 GTS.

Average frames per second GeForce GTS 250 GeForce 8600 GTS
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 17.5 FPS 7.7 FPS
High settings 31.6 FPS 13.8 FPS
Medium settings 37.9 FPS 16.6 FPS
Low settings 53.1 FPS 23.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 56.2 %

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, GeForce 8600 GTS.

Grand Theft Auto V GeForce GTS 250 GeForce 8600 GTS
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 18.9 FPS 8.2 FPS
High settings 34.1 FPS 14.7 FPS
Medium settings 40.9 FPS 17.7 FPS
Low settings 57.3 FPS 24.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 56.8 %
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