Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU vs GeForce MX250

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking	544	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.36	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	no data
GPU code name	N17S-G2	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	20 February 2019 (5 years ago)	31 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$1165	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	384	18
Core clock speed	1518 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1582 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,800 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10/25 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	24.91	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce MX250 and Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x4	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	no data
Memory bus width	64 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	48.06 GB/s	no data
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

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API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	no data
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2	no data
CUDA	6.1	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	20 February 2019	31 October 2023
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm

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