GeForce MX250 vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU
Aggregate performance score
We've compared M1 8-Core GPU and GeForce MX250, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Apple M1 8-Core GPU outperforms MX250 by a whopping 119% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 379 | 584 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 43.10 |
| Architecture | no data | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | no data | GP108B |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 10 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 cores | 8 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 1278 MHz | 937 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1038 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 10 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 24.91 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.7972 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 16 |
| TMUs | no data | 24 |
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 | no data | PCIe 3.0 x4 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | no data | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1502 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 48.06 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 Connectors | no data | Portable Device Dependent |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.7 (6.4) |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| 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.
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.
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 HD | 27
+17.4%
| 23
−17.4%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+91.7%
|
12−14
−91.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+92.9%
|
14
−92.9%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+165%
|
17
−165%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+156%
|
9
−156%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+440%
|
5
−440%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+89.7%
|
29
−89.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 35−40
+125%
|
16
−125%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
+81%
|
21
−81%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 30−35
+21.4%
|
28
−21.4%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
+162%
|
21−24
−162%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+150%
|
18
−150%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+360%
|
5
−360%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+108%
|
12−14
−108%
|
| Dota 2 | 45−50
+22.5%
|
40
−22.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+30%
|
40
−30%
|
| Fortnite | 75−80
+108%
|
35−40
−108%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+150%
|
22
−150%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 35−40
+157%
|
14−16
−157%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 45−50
+75%
|
28
−75%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
+217%
|
12
−217%
|
| 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 | 55−60
+293%
|
14
−293%
|
| World of Tanks | 180−190
+83.8%
|
95−100
−83.8%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+246%
|
13
−246%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+475%
|
4
−475%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+108%
|
12−14
−108%
|
| 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%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 35−40
+157%
|
14−16
−157%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 100−105
+92.3%
|
50−55
−92.3%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
+162%
|
21−24
−162%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 20−22
+186%
|
7−8
−186%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20−22
+186%
|
7−8
−186%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 100−110
+195%
|
35−40
−195%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
+140%
|
5−6
−140%
|
| World of Tanks | 95−100
+113%
|
45−50
−113%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+170%
|
10−11
−170%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+100%
|
5−6
−100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+146%
|
12−14
−146%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+175%
|
12−14
−175%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21−24
+133%
|
9−10
−133%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27−30
+263%
|
8−9
−263%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
+100%
|
9−10
−100%
|
| 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%
|
| 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%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−11
+150%
|
4−5
−150%
|
| 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 Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 475% 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 (97%)
- GeForce MX250 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
- there's a draw in 1 test (2%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.71 | 6.25 |
| Recency | 10 November 2020 | 20 February 2019 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 14 nm |
Apple M1 8-Core GPU has a 119.4% 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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