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NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M

Graphics processor Released Jun 15, 2009

Video memory: 1 GB
Memory bus: 128 bit
Rated memory bandwidth: 51.20 GB/s

Benchmark results

G3D Mark · version unreported · g3d_mark520^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G2Dmark69^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G3Dmark569^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 2dmark362^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 3dmark567^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

Architecture: Tesla
Manufacturing process: 40 nm
Process node: 40 nm
GPU cores: 96^*
GPU base clock: 450 MHz^*
Reported GPU frequency: 500 MHz^*
Reported graphics memory frequency: 800 MHz^*
Graphics interface: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Video memory: 1,024 MB^*
Reported chip die area: 144 mm²^*
Chip/package TDP: 28 W^*
Transistors: 727 million^*
Graphics processor: GT215^*
Texture mapping units: 32^*
Raster output units: 8^*
Streaming multiprocessors: 12^*
Chip foundry: TSMC^*
Declared GPU TDP: 28 W^*
DirectX / feature level: 11.1 (10_1)^*
OpenGL: 3.3^*
OpenCL: 1.1^*
CUDA compute capability: 1.2^*
Shader model: 4.1^*
GPU L2 cache: 64 KB^*

GPU configurations

1 GB / GDDR5 / 128-bit / GT215
Capacity
1 GB
Rated memory bandwidth
51.20 GB/s
Chip variant
GT215
Reference clock
500 MHz
Memory bus
128 bit
Rated power
28 W
Power specification
TDP
Technology
GDDR5

Memory & storage

Memory options: 1,024^*
Video memory: 1 GB
Video memory type: GDDR5
Memory bus: 128 bit
Rated memory bandwidth: 51.20 GB/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 28 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 25 fields

Architecture: Tesla GT215-N10E-GE-A2^*
Integrated: No^*
L2 Cache: 0KB^*
Manufacturer: Nvidia^*
Max Power: 28 Watts^*
Memory: 1,024^* MB
Memory Bandwidth: 51.2GB/sec^*
Memory Bus: 128 Bit^*
Memory Speed: 800^* MHz
Memory Type: GDDR5^*
Name: GeForce GTS 250M^*
Notebook GPU: Yes^*
Open GL: 3.3^*
Pixel Rate: 4 GPixel/s^*
Process: 40nm^*
ROPs: 8^*
Release Date: 01-Jun-2009^*
Resolution WxH: 2560x1600^*
SLI Crossfire: Yes^*
Shader: 4^*
TMUs: 32^*
Texture Rate: 16 GTexel/s^*
Core Speed: 500^* MHz
Dedicated: Yes^*
Direct X: DX 10.1^*

Specifications 2 · 11 fields

Foundry: TSMC^*
Vendor: NVIDIA^*
FP32 GFLOPS: 240^* GFLOPS
Product: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M^*
Type: GPU^*
Release Date: 2009-06-15^*
Process Size (nm): 40^* nm
TDP (W): 28^* W
Die Size (mm^2): 144^* mm²
Transistors (million): 727^*
Freq (MHz): 500^* MHz

Specifications 3 · 22 fields

proc transistors: 727 million^*
proc die size: 144^* mm²
cores: 96^*
sm count: 12^*
memory clock: 790^*
ram: 1,024^*
name: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M^*
ram type: GDDR5^*
bus width: 128^*
bus interface: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
ram bandwidth: 50.56^* GB/s
fp32 performance: 0.2074^*
tdp: 28^* W
api cuda: 1.2^*
is retail board: No^*
gpi value: 1.03^*
vendor: nvd^*
manufacturer: NVIDIA^*
arch name: Tesla 2.0^*
card release date: 2009-06-15^*
proc foundry: TSMC^*
proc process size: 40^* nm

Specifications 4 · 31 fields

CUDA compute capability

1.2^*

DirectX / feature level

11.1 (10_1)^*

OpenCL

1.1^*

OpenGL

3.3^*

Shader model

4.1^*

Architecture

Tesla 2.0^*

Graphics interface

PCIe 2.0 x16^*

Memory bus

128^* bit

Reported shader processors

96^*

Reported theoretical FP32 peak

0.2074^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Declared GPU L2 cache

64 KB^*

Reported display outputs

Portable Device Dependent^*

Theoretical pixel fill rate

3.600 GPixel/s^*

Reported chip die area

144 mm²^*

Chip foundry

TSMC^*

Process node declaration

40 nm^*

Transistors

727 million^*

Graphics processor

GT215^*

Reported video memory

1,024^* MB

Rated memory bandwidth

50.56 GB/s^*

Video memory type

GDDR5^*

Raster output units

8^*

Reported shading units

96^*

Streaming multiprocessors

12^*

2:4 tensor sparsity

No^*

Declared GPU TDP

28 W^*

Theoretical texture fill rate

14.40 GTexel/s^*

Texture mapping units

32^*

GPU cores

96^*

Video memory

1,024^* MB

Video memory type

GDDR5^*

Specifications 5 · 3 fields

G3D Mark

520^* points

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: G3D Mark^*

native_context

GPU model: GeForce GTS 250M^*
Snapshot date: 2026-10-05^*

Model

GeForce GTS 250M^*

Hardware class

Mobile^*

Specifications 6 · 8 fields

Product Name: GeForce GTS 250M^*
GPU Chip: GT215^*
Released: Jun 15th, 2009^*
Bus: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Memory: 1024 MB, GDDR5, 128 bit^*
GPU clock: 450^* MHz
Memory clock: 790^* MHz
Shaders / TMUs / ROPs: 96 / 32 / 8^*

Specifications 7 · 8 fields

model

GeForce GTS 250M^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTS 250M^*

core config

96:32:8^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTS 250M^*

tdp watts

28.0^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTS 250M^*

manufacturer

Nvidia^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTS 250M^*

launch date

2009-06-15 00:00:00.000000000^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTS 250M^*

code name

GT215^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTS 250M^*

fab nm

40^* nm

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTS 250M^*

bus interface

PCIe 2.0 x16^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTS 250M^*

Specifications 8 · 49 fields

Brand: NVIDIA^*
Top BUS WIDTH: 128^* bit
Graphics Processor GPU Name: GT215^*
Clock Speeds Shader Clock: 1,080^* MHz
Graphics Processor Architecture: Tesla 2.0^*
Render Config SM Count: 12^*
Graphics Features CUDA: 1.2^*
Graphics Processor Process Size: 40^* nm
Graphics Processor Transistors: 727 million^*
Graphics Processor Die Size: 144^* mm²
Name: GeForce GTS 250M^*
Clock Speeds GPU Clock: 450^* MHz
Clock Speeds Memory Clock: 790 MHz 3.2 Gbps effective^*
Memory Memory Size: 1,024^* MB
Memory Memory Type: GDDR5^*
Memory Memory Bus: 128^* bit
Memory Bandwidth: 50.56^* GB/s
Render Config TMUs: 32^*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR: GT215^*
Render Config ROPs: 8^*
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate: 3.600 GPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate: 14.40 GTexel/s
Board Design TDP: 28^* W
Board Design Outputs: Portable Device Dependent^*
Board Design Board Number: P688 SKU 1, P688 SKU 11, P699 SKU 11^*
Graphics Features DirectX: 11.1 (10_1)^*
Graphics Features OpenGL: 3.3^*
Graphics Features OpenCL: 1.1^*
source file: nvidia2009.json^*
Graphics Processor Foundry: TSMC^*
Recommended Resolutions: Playable:640x480 | Unplayable:1280x720 | Unplayable:1366x768^*
Graphics Processor GPU Variant: N10E-GE-A2^*
Graphics Processor Density: 5.0M / mm²^*
Mobile Graphics Release Date: Jun 15th, 2009^*
Top TMUS: 32^*
Mobile Graphics Generation: GeForce 200M^*
Mobile Graphics Production: End-of-life^*
Mobile Graphics Bus Interface: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Graphics Processor Chip Package: BGA-969^*
Top ROPS: 8^*
Mobile Graphics Successor: GeForce 300M^*
Mobile Graphics Predecessor: GeForce 100M^*
Graphics Features Shader Model: 4.1^*
Top CORES: 96^*
Render Config Shading Units: 96^*
Render Config L2 Cache: 64^* KB
Top MEMORY SIZE: 1,024^* MB
Theoretical Performance FP32 (float): 207.4^* GFLOPS
Top MEMORY TYPE: GDDR5^*

Specifications 9 · 7 fields

name: GeForce GTS 250M^*
3dmark: 567^*
2dmark: 362^*
tdp: 28^*
powerperf: 20^*
test: Oct 2009^*
category: Mobile^*

Specifications 10 · 7 fields

gpuName

GeForce GTS 250M^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G3Dmark

569^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G2Dmark

69^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

TDP

28^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

powerPerformance

20.33^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,009^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*