NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
The NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 is a graphics card released on March 4, 2009 using a 55 nm process. It has 128 shading units, 1 GB of GDDR3 memory on a 256-bit bus and a 150 W board power rating. It scores 563 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 10 and OpenGL 3.3.
Depth: 34 recorded fields, 2 PassMark workloads
Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 7 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
The NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 scores 563 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 39.5% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #1,805), measured across 3,282 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 47.
PassMark workload tests
In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 averages DirectX 9 23 fps and DirectX 10 2 fps, across 3,282 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.
As stated by PassMark
PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 states the PCIe 2.0 x16 interface, up to 1 GB of memory, a core clock of 738 MHz, DirectX 10 and OpenGL 3.3, first benchmarked on 2012-08-15. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.
Not to be confused with
This page covers the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 specifically. It is a different product from NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.
Graphics processor
The NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 uses the G92-426-B1 graphics processor, is manufactured on a 55 nm process, contains 754 million transistors and has a die size of 260 mm².
Shader configuration
The NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 has 128 shading units, 64 texture mapping units and 16 render output units.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics. Infinity Cache is an AMD architectural feature and does not apply to the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250. Feex has no recorded ray tracing core count for the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250.
Memory
The NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 is equipped with 1 GB of GDDR3 memory and uses a 256-bit memory bus.
Board and power
The NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 has a board power rating of 150 W and it connects over PCIe 2.0 x16.
Market
The NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 was released on March 4, 2009 and launched at a price of $199.
Benchmarks
Graphics and compute APIs
The NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 supports DirectX 10 and OpenGL 3.3.
Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250.
Naming and aliases
The NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 (Prerelease - WDDM 1.1).
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 have?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 has 1 GB of GDDR3 memory on a 256-bit bus.
How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 use and what power supply does it need?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 has a board power rating of 150 W.
How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 scores 563 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 39.5% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #1,805.
What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 use?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 connects over PCIe 2.0 x16.
When was the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 released and how much did it cost at launch?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 was released on March 4, 2009 and launched at a price of $199.
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