GeForce GTX 260 vs Radeon R7 250
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 260 and Radeon R7 250, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 260 stacks up against Radeon R7 250, check out specs charts below.
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 260
Radeon R7 250
Power consumption (TDP)
182 Watt
75 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
N/A
Memory type
GDDR3
DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
896 MB
2 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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GeForce GTX 260 has 142% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 250.
GeForce GTX 260 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 250 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
GeForce GTX 260 has 894 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 250.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 260 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 250 - with GCN.
GeForce GTX 260 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 250 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R7 250 is 158 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 260.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 250 is 151 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
3−4
3−4
ultra / 1080p
1−2
1−2
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
14−16
medium / 1080p
5−6
5−6
GeForce GTX 260 and Radeon R7 250 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p
7−8
6−7
ultra / 1080p
6−7
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
20−22
18−20
medium / 1080p
8−9
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 260 in Battlefield 5 is 11% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
95−100
90−95
ultra / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
24−27
24−27
high / 768p
70−75
65−70
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 260 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 2% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
70−75
60−65
ultra / 1080p
20−22
21−24
medium / 1080p
40−45
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 260 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
75−80
80−85
medium / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
27−30
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Dota 2 is 3% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
4−5
4−5
ultra / 1080p
3−4
4−5
4K / 2160p
1−2
2−3
low / 720p
14−16
14−16
medium / 1080p
5−6
5−6
GeForce GTX 260 and Radeon R7 250 have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p
12−14
10−12
ultra / 1080p
7−8
7−8
QHD / 1440p
4−5
1−2
low / 720p
55−60
50−55
medium / 1080p
16−18
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 260 in Fortnite is 11% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p
7−8
8−9
ultra / 1080p
6−7
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
4K / 2160p
−
3−4
low / 720p
21−24
21−24
medium / 1080p
9−10
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Forza Horizon 4 is 9% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
medium / 768p
−
35−40
high / 1080p
9−10
8−9
ultra / 1080p
3−4
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
40−45
−
GeForce GTX 260 and Radeon R7 250 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p
2−3
2−3
ultra / 1080p
0−1
1−2
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
8−9
9−10
medium / 1080p
3−4
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Metro Exodus is 25% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
high / 1080p
65−70
85−90
ultra / 1080p
−
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Minecraft is 16% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
low / 720p
27−30
27−30
medium / 1080p
14−16
14−16
GeForce GTX 260 and Radeon R7 250 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p
6−7
5−6
ultra / 1080p
4−5
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
7−8
7−8
medium / 1080p
−
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 260 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 20% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
18−20
18−20
medium / 768p
12−14
12−14
high / 1080p
6−7
6−7
ultra / 1080p
4−5
4−5
4K / 2160p
1−2
0−1
GeForce GTX 260 and Radeon R7 250 have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p
70−75
70−75
medium / 768p
35−40
35−40
ultra / 1080p
16−18
16−18
high / 768p
30−35
30−35
GeForce GTX 260 and Radeon R7 250 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 260
Radeon R7 250
Architecture
Tesla 2.0
GCN
Code name
GT200
Oland XT
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
16 June 2008
1 October 2013
Pipelines
192
384
Core clock speed
1242 MHz
Boost Clock
1050 MHz
Transistor count
1,400 million
950 million
Manufacturing process technology
65 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
36.9 billion/sec
25.20
Floating-point performance
476.9 gflops
716.8 gflops
Length
10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
168 mm
Memory bus width
448 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
999 MHz
1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth
111.9 GB/s
72 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model
4.0
5.1
OpenGL
2.1
4.6
OpenCL
1.1
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
+
FreeSync
+
CUDA cores
192
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
Height
4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
+
HDMI
+
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
S/PDIF
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
30 Mh/s
117 Mh/s
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
3 Mh/s
AppAcceleration
+
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