GeForce MX250 vs 9700M GTS

Place in performance ranking	1171	575
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	NB9E-GS	N17S-G2
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	15 July 2008 (16 years ago)	20 February 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	48	384
CUDA cores	48	no data
Core clock speed	530 MHz	1518 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1582 MHz
Number of transistors	505 million	1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	10/25 Watt
Texture fill rate	12.72	24.91
Floating-point performance	0.1272 gflops	0.7972 gflops
Gigaflops	180	no data

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	large	large
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	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	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	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 outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	4.0	6.4
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	+	6.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

9700M GTS 0.72

GeForce MX250 6.26
+769%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

9700M GTS 278

GeForce MX250 2417
+769%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

9700M GTS 2825

GeForce MX250 16488
+484%

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

2−3

−1050%

23
+1050%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−367%

14
+367%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −375%	19 +375%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −500%	18 +500%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −267%	11 +267%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −2600%	27 +2600%
Hitman 3	5−6 −220%	16 +220%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −973%	118 +973%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	28
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −483%	35 +483%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −145%	76 +145%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −500%	24 +500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −467%	17 +467%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −1600%	17 +1600%
Hitman 3	5−6 −220%	16 +220%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −945%	115 +945%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	16
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −267%	22 +267%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −100%	20−22 +100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −129%	71 +129%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −75%	7 +75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −300%	12 +300%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
Hitman 3	5−6 −160%	12−14 +160%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −45.5%	16 +45.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −167%	16 +167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −20%	12 +20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −64.5%	50−55 +64.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−900%

10−11
+900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	6−7
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Hitman 3	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −1900%	40−45 +1900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−267%

10−12
+267%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

4−5

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	3−4

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−250%

7−8
+250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	13 +0%	13 +0%
Battlefield 5	21 +0%	21 +0%
Far Cry 5	22 +0%	22 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	46 +0%	46 +0%
Metro Exodus	25 +0%	25 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Battlefield 5	17 +0%	17 +0%
Far Cry 5	19 +0%	19 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	43 +0%	43 +0%
Metro Exodus	19 +0%	19 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Far Cry 5	13 +0%	13 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	16 +0%	16 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5

12−14

+0%

12−14

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Hitman 3	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

This is how 9700M GTS and GeForce MX250 compete in popular games:

GeForce MX250 is 1050% faster in 1080p

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

in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce MX250 is 2600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GeForce MX250 is ahead in 35 tests (54%)
there's a draw in 30 tests (46%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.72	6.26
Recency	15 July 2008	20 February 2019
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	10 Watt

GeForce MX250 has a 769.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 500% lower power consumption.

The GeForce MX250 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9700M GTS in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.