GeForce MX250 vs GTX 670MX

Place in the ranking	627	577
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	4.70	43.56
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	GK104	GP108B
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 October 2012 (12 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	960	384
Core clock speed	600 MHz	937 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1038 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	10 Watt
Texture fill rate	48.08	24.91
Floating-point processing power	1.154 TFLOPS	0.7972 TFLOPS
ROPs	24	16
TMUs	80	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	large	large
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x4
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
SLI options	+	-

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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1400 MHz	1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth	67.2 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	Portable Device Dependent
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	Up to 2048x1536	no data

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	1.1.126	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.

GTX 670MX 5.06

GeForce MX250 6.25
+23.5%

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.

GTX 670MX 1951

GeForce MX250 2412
+23.6%

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.

GTX 670MX 3587

GeForce MX250 4633
+29.2%

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.

GTX 670MX 14530

GeForce MX250 16488
+13.5%

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.

GTX 670MX 2371

GeForce MX250 3660
+54.4%

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.

GTX 670MX 6047

GeForce MX250 9238
+52.8%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

GTX 670MX 5316

GeForce MX250 9392
+76.7%

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

GTX 670MX 34

GeForce MX250 44
+27.1%

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

40
+81.8%

−81.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

8−9

−75%

14
+75%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −35.7%	19 +35.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −160%	13 +160%
Battlefield 5	12−14 −61.5%	21 +61.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −63.6%	18 +63.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −37.5%	11 +37.5%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −100%	22 +100%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −92.9%	27 +92.9%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −43.8%	46 +43.8%
Hitman 3	10−12 −45.5%	16 +45.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −269%	118 +269%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −108%	25 +108%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −115%	28 +115%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −94.4%	35 +94.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −65.2%	76 +65.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −71.4%	24 +71.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Battlefield 5	12−14 −30.8%	17 +30.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −54.5%	17 +54.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −72.7%	19 +72.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −21.4%	17 +21.4%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −34.4%	43 +34.4%
Hitman 3	10−12 −45.5%	16 +45.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −259%	115 +259%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −58.3%	19 +58.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −23.1%	16 +23.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −22.2%	22 +22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −11.1%	20−22 +11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −54.3%	71 +54.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +100%	7 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −9.1%	12 +9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −18.2%	13 +18.2%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +100%	16 −100%
Hitman 3	10−12 −18.2%	12−14 +18.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +100%	16 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +12.5%	16 −12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +50%	12 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −10.9%	50−55 +10.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

−38.5%

18
+38.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −81.8%	20−22 +81.8%
Hitman 3	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −200%	6−7 +200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −25%	40−45 +25%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10

−22.2%

10−12
+22.2%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Hitman 3	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −129%	16−18 +129%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

−16.7%

7−8
+16.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

This is how GTX 670MX and GeForce MX250 compete in popular games:

GTX 670MX is 82% faster in 1080p

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

in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 670MX is 100% faster.
in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce MX250 is 269% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 670MX is ahead in 5 tests (7%)
GeForce MX250 is ahead in 63 tests (89%)
there's a draw in 3 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.06	6.25
Recency	1 October 2012	20 February 2019
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	10 Watt

GTX 670MX has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GeForce MX250, on the other hand, has a 23.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 650% lower power consumption.

The GeForce MX250 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 670MX in performance tests.

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