GeForce MX250 vs Quadro K4000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K4000 with GeForce MX250, including specs and performance data.

Quadro K4000
2013
3 GB GDDR5, 80 Watt
6.09
+13.6%

K4000 outperforms MX250 by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking567596
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.60no data
Power efficiency6.0342.47
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGK106GP108B
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date1 March 2013 (12 years ago)20 February 2019 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,269 no data

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 cores768384
Core clock speed810 MHz937 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1038 MHz
Number of transistors2,540 million1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt10 Watt
Texture fill rate51.8424.91
Floating-point processing power1.244 TFLOPS0.7972 TFLOPS
ROPs2416
TMUs6424

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x4
Length241 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount3 GB2 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1404 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth134.8 GB/s48.06 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 Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.7 (6.4)
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA3.06.1

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.

Quadro K4000 6.09
+13.6%
GeForce MX250 5.36

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.

Quadro K4000 2720
+13.7%
GeForce MX250 2393

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.

Quadro K4000 6665
GeForce MX250 9268
+39.1%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Quadro K4000 6872
GeForce MX250 9183
+33.6%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

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 CUDA API by NVIDIA.

Quadro K4000 5210
GeForce MX250 9734
+86.8%

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 HD24−27
+4.3%
23
−4.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p52.88no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 27
+0%
27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 75
+0%
75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
+0%
14
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 20
+0%
20
+0%
Battlefield 5 24
+0%
24
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 41
+0%
41
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
+0%
11
+0%
Far Cry 5 19
+0%
19
+0%
Fortnite 55
+0%
55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 31
+0%
31
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 17
+0%
17
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 28
+0%
28
+0%
Valorant 118
+0%
118
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 7
+0%
7
+0%
Battlefield 5 19
+0%
19
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21
+0%
21
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Dota 2 64
+0%
64
+0%
Far Cry 5 17
+0%
17
+0%
Fortnite 25
+0%
25
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24
+0%
24
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 13
+0%
13
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 28
+0%
28
+0%
Metro Exodus 7
+0%
7
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 23
+0%
23
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21
+0%
21
+0%
Valorant 115
+0%
115
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 14
+0%
14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Dota 2 57
+0%
57
+0%
Far Cry 5 16
+0%
16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16
+0%
16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 19
+0%
19
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+0%
12
+0%
Valorant 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 22
+0%
22
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Valorant 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Valorant 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

This is how Quadro K4000 and GeForce MX250 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro K4000 is 4% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 60 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.09 5.36
Recency 1 March 2013 20 February 2019
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 10 Watt

Quadro K4000 has a 13.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GeForce MX250, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 700% lower power consumption.

The Quadro K4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX250 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K4000 is a workstation card while GeForce MX250 is a notebook one.

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