GeForce RTX 5080 vs MX250

Place in the ranking	589	3
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	40.92
Power efficiency	43.00	18.18
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	GP108B	GB203
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	20 February 2019 (5 years ago)	30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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	384	10752
Core clock speed	937 MHz	2295 MHz
Boost clock speed	1038 MHz	2617 MHz
Number of transistors	1,800 million	45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	360 Watt
Texture fill rate	24.91	879.3
Floating-point processing power	0.7972 TFLOPS	56.28 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	128
TMUs	24	336
Tensor Cores	no data	336
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	84

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	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x4	PCIe 5.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 16-pin

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	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1502 MHz	1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth	48.06 GB/s	960.0 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	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI	-	+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7 (6.4)	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.4
CUDA	6.1	10.1
DLSS	-	+

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.

GeForce MX250 6.04

RTX 5080 91.91
+1422%

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.

GeForce MX250 2399

RTX 5080 36493
+1421%

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	23 −739%	193 +739%
1440p	10−12 −1440%	154 +1440%
4K	6−7 −1600%	102 +1600%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	5.18
1440p	no data	6.49
4K	no data	9.79

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1642%	200−210 +1642%
Cyberpunk 2077	14 −1400%	210−220 +1400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	17 −588%	110−120 +588%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1642%	200−210 +1642%
Cyberpunk 2077	5 −1400%	75−80 +1400%
Forza Horizon 4	29 −1279%	400−450 +1279%
Forza Horizon 5	16 −1638%	270−280 +1638%
Metro Exodus	21 −767%	180−190 +767%
Red Dead Redemption 2	28 −457%	150−160 +457%
Valorant	21−24 −3148%	650−700 +3148%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18 −550%	110−120 +550%
Counter-Strike 2	5 −4080%	200−210 +4080%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −1362%	190−200 +1362%
Dota 2	40 −335%	170−180 +335%
Far Cry 5	40 −293%	157 +293%
Fortnite	35−40 −732%	300−350 +732%
Forza Horizon 4	22 −1264%	300−310 +1264%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 −1886%	270−280 +1886%
Grand Theft Auto V	28 −1329%	400−450 +1329%
Metro Exodus	12 −1417%	180−190 +1417%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	76 −183%	210−220 +183%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8 −1850%	150−160 +1850%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −770%	170−180 +770%
Valorant	14 −4771%	650−700 +4771%
World of Tanks	95−100 −185%	270−280 +185%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	13 −800%	110−120 +800%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1750%	222 +1750%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −1362%	190−200 +1362%
Dota 2	57 −1391%	850−900 +1391%
Far Cry 5	29 −524%	180−190 +524%
Forza Horizon 4	16 −1400%	240−250 +1400%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 −1886%	270−280 +1886%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 −322%	210−220 +322%
Valorant	21−24 −3148%	650−700 +3148%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	7−8 −2300%	160−170 +2300%
Grand Theft Auto V	7−8 −1329%	100−105 +1329%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −1386%	550−600 +1386%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −1760%	90−95 +1760%
World of Tanks	45−50 −1047%	500−550 +1047%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −770%	85−90 +770%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1400%	75−80 +1400%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −1131%	160−170 +1131%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −1400%	180−190 +1400%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 −2289%	210−220 +2289%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −1863%	150−160 +1863%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −1344%	130−140 +1344%
Valorant	16−18 −3194%	500−550 +3194%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	0−1	109
Dota 2	16−18 −1000%	180−190 +1000%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −1371%	250−260 +1371%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −12600%	120−130 +12600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18−20 −1061%	200−210 +1061%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −1500%	60−65 +1500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −1371%	250−260 +1371%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −1720%	90−95 +1720%
Counter-Strike 2	0−1	36
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1400%	30−33 +1400%
Dota 2	16−18 −1371%	250−260 +1371%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −1400%	100−110 +1400%
Fortnite	6−7 −1500%	95−100 +1500%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −1400%	90−95 +1400%
Forza Horizon 5	4−5 −3425%	140−150 +3425%
Valorant	6−7 −5133%	300−350 +5133%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2

180−190

+0%

180−190

+0%

This is how GeForce MX250 and RTX 5080 compete in popular games:

RTX 5080 is 739% faster in 1080p
RTX 5080 is 1440% faster in 1440p
RTX 5080 is 1600% faster in 4K

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

in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5080 is 12600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 5080 is ahead in 42 tests (98%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.04	91.91
Recency	20 February 2019	30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	360 Watt

GeForce MX250 has 3500% lower power consumption.

RTX 5080, on the other hand, has a 1421.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5080 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX250 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce MX250 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5080 is a desktop one.

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