This replaced my aging 8800GT, it is a small step up from that card which I think was a great mid range oldie.
Game wise I would say you gain about 15 to 20% in performance, that is in maximum FPS. I have read some reports who suggest more gain, perhaps with a different computer setup that is true but not in my case. The nice thing about this card is because it has 1 gig of memory it does not loose frame rate performance under heavy loads, especially first person shooters. Also the physics feature works really nice on this card with no performance loss. Which adds greater detail to some really good games.
Another feature I think that works well is that it has a large cooling case taking an extra PCI bay. This allows heat to be expelled out the back of the case and away from all other computer components that could be damaged by overheating. One warning though it took every millimeter of room to squeeze into my small HP case, it is as long as the 8800GT and 2+ times as thick, I had to re-seat it 3 times before it would run properly! Once in place though it runs like a champ. Another note it is not as large as the card it replaced, the Nvidia 9800GTX+, if you have one of those no need even thinking about this card, unless you want to SLI them. The CPU architecture is identical to the GTS250 and there performance is very similar.
This Card has a lot to offer in future computer architecture, it has feature that will allow it to work with the new MS Windows 7 allowing the computer cpu more use in programs, making them run faster. I am happy the way it is being driven my my Core2 Quad Q6700 and I know that with the newer cpu's like the Intel I7 and the new AMD processors this little baby will run really well!
Because the CPU is built with cooler running engine, this video card runs a little cooler and using less power than the older vintage nvidia cards which helps in my case because I an limited to 460 watt power supply, that being said it works fine and I think the power demands of the old 8800GT were even greater that this one. Another nice advantage to upgrading.
Okay only had the card since yesterday and knew instantly after I had my first game in BF2 (100+ FPS)that I was going to like it! Have since played on MS flight sim using DX10 and it was the best card I have ever used on this program (50FPS). COD WW good performance, you can really like the physics feature on this one! you can see the heat radiation when things are burning, amazing!
I know I have been pleased with this card, and I will say it is a good card at the current prices. But I will say that if you have a larger case and a 500+ watt power supply then by all means be sure to consider and research the GTX 260, for $40 more you will get a substantial increase in performance, but you won't go wrong if you choose the GTS250 1gig SuperClock either! This is a good mid price card which fills that nitch it was designed for.
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| graphics coprocessor | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 250 | NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 | NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 | NVIDIA | NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 | NVIDIA |
| card interface | pci | pci e x16 | pci e x16 | pci e | pci e x8 | pci e x8 |
| graphics ram type | ddr3 sdram | ddr3 sdram | gddr5 | gddr5 | gddr3 | gddr5 |
| output interface | DVI | VGA, HDMI, DVI | VGA, HDMI | DVI, HDMI | HDMI, DVI, VGA | DVI, HDMI, VGA |
| memory clock speed | 2246 MHz | 1334 MHz | 1502 MHz | — | 1000 MHz | 1253 MHz |
| gpu clock speed | — | 700 MHz | 1228 MHz | 1228 MHz | 954 MHz | 902 MHz |
| display resolution | — | 2560 x 1600 | 4090*2160 | 7680 x 4320 | 1920x1080 | 2560 x 1600 |
| fan count | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
