NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G92B | G94 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | G92-426-B1 | G94 GL-U |
| Architecture | Tesla | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 55 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 505 million |
| Die size | 260 mm² | 240 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Mar 4th, 2009 | Mar 30th, 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 200 | Quadro FX |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 199 USD | 489 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 58 in our database | 26 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce 9 | — |
| Successor | GeForce 400 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 675 MHz | 550 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1620 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1008 MHz 2 Gbps effective | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 768 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 64.51 GB/s | 38.40 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 128 | 64 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 64 | 32 |
| ROPs | 16 | 12 |
| SM count | 16 | 8 |
| Cache L2 | 64 KB | 48 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 10.80 GPixel/s | 6.600 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 43.20 GTexel/s | 17.60 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 414.7 GFLOPS | 176.0 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 229 mm 9 inches | 198 mm 7.8 inches |
| TDP | 150 W | 59 W |
| Suggested PSU | 450 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI | 1x DVI2x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
| Board number | P365 | P744 |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 4.0 |
