GeForce MX250 vs GT 525M

Place in the ranking	1056	576
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	3.58	43.56
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	GF108	GP108B
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	5 January 2011 (13 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	96	384
Core clock speed	475 MHz	937 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1038 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	10 Watt
Texture fill rate	7.600	24.91
Floating-point processing power	0.1824 TFLOPS	0.7972 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	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	None	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	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth	28.8 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

Portable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7 (6.4)
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	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.

GT 525M 1.18

GeForce MX250 6.25
+430%

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 525M 457

GeForce MX250 2412
+428%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GT 525M 799

GeForce MX250 4633
+480%

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.

GT 525M 3840

GeForce MX250 16488
+329%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GT 525M 630

GeForce MX250 3660
+481%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GT 525M 1864

GeForce MX250 9230
+395%

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:

900p	13 −400%	65−70 +400%
Full HD	20 −10%	22 +10%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−367%

14
+367%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −280%	19 +280%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −350%	18 +350%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −267%	11 +267%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −2100%	22 +2100%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −800%	27 +800%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −4500%	46 +4500%
Hitman 3	6−7 −167%	16 +167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −743%	118 +743%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −1300%	28 +1300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −338%	35 +338%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −138%	76 +138%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −380%	24 +380%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −325%	17 +325%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1800%	19 +1800%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −467%	17 +467%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −4200%	43 +4200%
Hitman 3	6−7 −167%	16 +167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −721%	115 +721%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −700%	16 +700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −175%	22 +175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −81.8%	20−22 +81.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −122%	71 +122%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −40%	7 +40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −200%	12 +200%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1200%	13 +1200%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −1500%	16 +1500%
Hitman 3	6−7 −117%	12−14 +117%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −14.3%	16 +14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −100%	16 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −9.1%	12 +9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −59.4%	50−55 +59.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−800%

18
+800%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	6−7
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Hitman 3	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −250%	14−16 +250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	5−6
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −700%	40−45 +700%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−175%

10−12
+175%

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	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	3−4
Far Cry 5	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%
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%
Metro Exodus	19 +0%	19 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

8−9

+0%

8−9

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +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%

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

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
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 525M and GeForce MX250 compete in popular games:

GeForce MX250 is 400% faster in 900p
GeForce MX250 is 10% faster in 1080p

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

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce MX250 is 4500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GeForce MX250 is ahead in 47 tests (71%)
there's a draw in 19 tests (29%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.18	6.25
Recency	5 January 2011	20 February 2019
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	10 Watt

GeForce MX250 has a 429.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 130% lower power consumption.

The GeForce MX250 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 525M in performance tests.

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