GeForce MX250 vs GTS 240 OEM
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 662 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 44.04 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | G92B | GP108B |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 July 2009 (17 years ago) | 20 February 2019 (7 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 112 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 675 MHz | 937 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1038 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 1,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 10 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 37.80 | 24.91 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.3629 TFLOPS | 0.7972 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| TMUs | 56 | 24 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 144 KB |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | 512 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x4 |
| Length | 229 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1100 MHz | 1502 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 70.4 GB/s | 48.06 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.7 (6.4) |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 6.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 July 2009 | 20 February 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 10 Watt |
GeForce MX250 has an age advantage of 9 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 293% more advanced lithography process, and 1100% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTS 240 OEM and GeForce MX250. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTS 240 OEM is a desktop graphics card while GeForce MX250 is a notebook one.
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