NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GP104
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G92B | GP104 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | G92-426-B1 | GP104-140-KA-A1 |
| Architecture | Tesla | Pascal |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 55 nm | 16 nm |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 7,200 million |
| Die size | 260 mm² | 314 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Mar 4th, 2009 | Dec 25th, 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 200 | GeForce 10 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 199 USD | 199 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 58 in our database | 117 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce 9 | GeForce 900 |
| Successor | GeForce 400 | GeForce 20 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 675 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1620 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 1008 MHz 2 Gbps effective | 2002 MHz 8 Gbps effective |
| Base clock | — | 1506 MHz |
| Boost clock | — | 1708 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 3 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 64.51 GB/s | 192.2 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 128 | 1152 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 64 | 72 |
| ROPs | 16 | 48 |
| SM count | 16 | 9 |
| Cache L2 | 64 KB | 1536 KB |
| Cache L1 | — | 48 KB (per SM) |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 10.80 GPixel/s | 81.98 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 43.20 GTexel/s | 123.0 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 414.7 GFLOPS | 3.935 TFLOPS |
| FP16 (half) performance | — | 61.49 GFLOPS (1:64) |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 123.0 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 229 mm 9 inches | 250 mm 9.8 inches |
| TDP | 150 W | 120 W |
| Suggested PSU | 450 W | 300 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Board number | P365 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (12_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | — | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 6.1 |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 6.4 |
