GeForce MX250 vs GT 120M

Place in the ranking	1259	580
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.93	43.23
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	G96C	GP108B
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	15 June 2009 (15 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	32	384
Core clock speed	500 MHz	937 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1038 MHz
Number of transistors	314 million	1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	14 Watt	10 Watt
Texture fill rate	8.000	24.91
Floating-point processing power	0.08 TFLOPS	0.7972 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	16
TMUs	16	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	medium sized	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	DDR2	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	500 MHz	1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16 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

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

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.

GT 120M 0.39

GeForce MX250 6.24
+1500%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GT 120M 150

GeForce MX250 2401
+1501%

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

1−2

−2200%

23
+2200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−600%

14
+600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −533%	19 +533%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −800%	18 +800%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −450%	11 +450%
Hitman 3	4−5 −300%	16 +300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1375%	118 +1375%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −775%	35 +775%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −171%	76 +171%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −700%	24 +700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −750%	17 +750%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Hitman 3	4−5 −300%	16 +300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1338%	115 +1338%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −450%	22 +450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −122%	20−22 +122%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −154%	71 +154%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −133%	7 +133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −500%	12 +500%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Hitman 3	4−5 −225%	12−14 +225%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −100%	16 +100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −300%	16 +300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −33.3%	12 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −82.1%	50−55 +82.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	3−4
Hitman 3	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −600%	14−16 +600%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−450%

10−12
+450%

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%
Far Cry New Dawn	27 +0%	27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	46 +0%	46 +0%
Metro Exodus	25 +0%	25 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	28 +0%	28 +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%
Far Cry New Dawn	17 +0%	17 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	43 +0%	43 +0%
Metro Exodus	19 +0%	19 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16 +0%	16 +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%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +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%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +0%	4−5 +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 GT 120M and GeForce MX250 compete in popular games:

GeForce MX250 is 2200% faster in 1080p

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

in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce MX250 is 1375% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GeForce MX250 is ahead in 29 tests (42%)
there's a draw in 40 tests (58%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.39	6.24
Recency	15 June 2009	20 February 2019
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	14 Watt	10 Watt

GeForce MX250 has a 1500% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.

The GeForce MX250 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 120M in performance tests.

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