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GeForce GTS 250 1GB vs GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Intro
The GeForce GTS 250 1GB features a GPU core clock speed of 738 MHz, and the 1024 MB of GDDR3 RAM runs at 1100 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also is made up of 128 SPUs, 64 TAUs, and 16 ROPs.Compare all that to the GeForce GTX 550 Ti, which uses a 40 nm design. nVidia has set the core frequency at 900 MHz. The GDDR5 RAM is set to run at a speed of 1026 MHz on this particular model. It features 192 SPUs as well as 32 Texture Address Units and 24 Rasterization Operator Units.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Power Consumption (Max TDP)
| GeForce GTX 550 Ti |
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116 Watts |
| GeForce GTS 250 1GB |
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145 Watts |
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Memory Bandwidth
In theory, the GeForce GTX 550 Ti should perform quite a bit faster than the GeForce GTS 250 1GB in general. (explain)
| GeForce GTX 550 Ti |
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98496 MB/sec |
| GeForce GTS 250 1GB |
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70400 MB/sec |
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Texel Rate
The GeForce GTS 250 1GB should be a lot (about 64%) better at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce GTX 550 Ti. (explain)| GeForce GTS 250 1GB |
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47232 Mtexels/sec |
| GeForce GTX 550 Ti |
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28800 Mtexels/sec |
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Pixel Rate
The GeForce GTX 550 Ti should be much (more or less 83%) faster with regards to FSAA than the GeForce GTS 250 1GB, and also will be able to handle higher screen resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)| GeForce GTX 550 Ti |
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21600 Mpixels/sec |
| GeForce GTS 250 1GB |
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11808 Mpixels/sec |
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Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.
Price Comparison
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GeForce GTS 250 1GBAmazon.com
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GeForce GTX 550 TiAmazon.com
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Specifications
| Model | GeForce GTS 250 1GB | GeForce GTX 550 Ti |
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| Manufacturer | nVidia | nVidia |
| Year | March 3, 2009 | March 2011 |
| Code Name | G92a/b | GF116 |
| Fab Process | 65/55 nm | 40 nm |
| Bus | PCIe x16 2.0 | PCIe 2.1 x16 |
| Memory | 1024 MB | 1024 MB |
| Core Speed | 738 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Shader Speed | 1836 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 1100 MHz (2200 MHz effective) | 1026 MHz (4104 MHz effective) |
| Unified Shaders | 128 | 192 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 64 | 32 |
| Render Output Units | 16 | 24 |
| Bus Type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 10 | DirectX 11 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 3.1 | OpenGL 4.1 |
| Power (Max TDP) | 145 watts | 116 watts |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| Bandwidth | 70400 MB/sec | 98496 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 47232 Mtexels/sec | 28800 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 11808 Mpixels/sec | 21600 Mpixels/sec |
Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the maximum amount of data (measured in megabytes per second) that can be moved past the external memory interface in a second. The number is calculated by multiplying the interface width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the bandwidth is, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.
Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that can be applied in one second. This is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the video card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied in one second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels that the graphics chip could possibly write to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the number of ROPs by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the max fill rate.
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