GeForce MX250 vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared M1 8-Core GPU and GeForce MX250, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
13.71
+120%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU outperforms MX250 by a whopping 120% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking378581
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data43.05
Architectureno dataPascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameno dataGP108B
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)20 February 2019 (5 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores8384
Core clock speed1278 MHz937 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1038 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data10 Watt
Texture fill rateno data24.91
Floating-point processing powerno data0.7972 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data24

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 sizeno datalarge
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x4
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data2 GB
Memory bus widthno data64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1502 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data48.06 GB/s
Shared memory+-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno dataPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXno data12 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.7 (6.4)
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA-6.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 13.71
+120%
GeForce MX250 6.24

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 280200
+19%
GeForce MX250 235421

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD27
+17.4%
23
−17.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+71.4%
14−16
−71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+92.9%
14
−92.9%
Elden Ring 40−45
+173%
15
−173%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+165%
17
−165%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+71.4%
14−16
−71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+440%
5
−440%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+89.7%
29
−89.7%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+76.2%
21
−76.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+21.4%
28
−21.4%
Valorant 50−55
+184%
18−20
−184%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+150%
18
−150%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+380%
5
−380%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+125%
12−14
−125%
Dota 2 45−50
+22.5%
40
−22.5%
Elden Ring 40−45
+273%
11
−273%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+30%
40
−30%
Fortnite 75−80
+108%
35−40
−108%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+150%
22
−150%
Grand Theft Auto V 45−50
+75%
28
−75%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+208%
12
−208%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−105
+31.6%
76
−31.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+325%
8
−325%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+110%
20−22
−110%
Valorant 50−55
+286%
14
−286%
World of Tanks 180−190
+85.7%
95−100
−85.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+246%
13
−246%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+71.4%
14−16
−71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+125%
12−14
−125%
Dota 2 45−50
−16.3%
57
+16.3%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+79.3%
29
−79.3%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+244%
16
−244%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−105
+96.1%
50−55
−96.1%
Valorant 50−55
+184%
18−20
−184%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Elden Ring 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
+195%
35−40
−195%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
World of Tanks 95−100
+116%
45−50
−116%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+170%
10−11
−170%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+146%
12−14
−146%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+200%
10−12
−200%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+263%
8−9
−263%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Valorant 30−35
+113%
16−18
−113%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Dota 2 24−27
+41.2%
16−18
−41.2%
Elden Ring 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+41.2%
16−18
−41.2%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+122%
18−20
−122%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+41.2%
16−18
−41.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Dota 2 24−27
+41.2%
16−18
−41.2%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Fortnite 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Valorant 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and GeForce MX250 compete in popular games:

  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 17% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 440% faster.
  • in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GeForce MX250 is 16% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU is ahead in 60 tests (98%)
  • GeForce MX250 is ahead in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.71 6.24
Recency 10 November 2020 20 February 2019
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm

Apple M1 8-Core GPU has a 119.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The M1 8-Core GPU is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX250 in performance tests.


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