GeForce MX250 vs Quadro P2000

Place in performance ranking	278	546
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	14.17	2.35
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	GP106	N17S-G2
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	6 February 2017 (7 years ago)	20 February 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$585	no data
Current price	$371 (0.6x MSRP)	$1165

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro P2000 has 503% better value for money than GeForce MX250.

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	1024	384
Core clock speed	1076 MHz	1518 MHz
Boost clock speed	1480 MHz	1582 MHz
Number of transistors	4,400 million	1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	10/25 Watt
Texture fill rate	94.72	24.91
Floating-point performance	3,031 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro P2000 and GeForce MX250 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x4
Length	201 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	5 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	160 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	7008 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	140.2 GB/s	48.06 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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

4x DisplayPort

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.2
CUDA	6.1	6.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

Quadro P2000 18.82
+200%

GeForce MX250 6.27

Quadro P2000 outperforms GeForce MX250 by 200% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

Quadro P2000 7268
+200%

GeForce MX250 2422

Quadro P2000 outperforms GeForce MX250 by 200% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Quadro P2000 8387
+81%

GeForce MX250 4633

Quadro P2000 outperforms GeForce MX250 by 81% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Quadro P2000 32964
+99.9%

GeForce MX250 16488

Quadro P2000 outperforms GeForce MX250 by 100% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Quadro P2000 6847
+87.1%

GeForce MX250 3660

Quadro P2000 outperforms GeForce MX250 by 87% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Quadro P2000 43566
+102%

GeForce MX250 21545

Quadro P2000 outperforms GeForce MX250 by 102% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

Quadro P2000 22485
+147%

GeForce MX250 9113

Quadro P2000 outperforms GeForce MX250 by 147% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

Quadro P2000 350317
+48.8%

GeForce MX250 235421

Quadro P2000 outperforms GeForce MX250 by 49% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Quadro P2000 23702
+162%

GeForce MX250 9043

Quadro P2000 outperforms GeForce MX250 by 162% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Benchmark coverage: 4%

Quadro P2000 21668
+123%

GeForce MX250 9734

Quadro P2000 outperforms GeForce MX250 by 123% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.

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	60 +161%	23 −161%
1440p	23 +229%	7−8 −229%
4K	19 +217%	6−7 −217%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−33

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35	no data
Battlefield 5	60−65	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33	no data
Far Cry 5	42	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55	no data
Forza Horizon 4	85−90	no data
Hitman 3	35−40	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80	no data
Metro Exodus	60−65	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35	no data
Battlefield 5	60−65	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33	no data
Far Cry 5	33	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55	no data
Forza Horizon 4	85−90	no data
Hitman 3	35−40	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80	no data
Metro Exodus	60−65	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	38	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33	no data
Far Cry 5	26	no data
Forza Horizon 4	85−90	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	25	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12	no data
Far Cry 5	21	no data
Forza Horizon 4	35−40	no data
Hitman 3	21−24	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40	no data
Metro Exodus	35−40	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16	no data
Hitman 3	14−16	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	no data
Far Cry 5	7	no data
Forza Horizon 4	24−27	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24	no data
Metro Exodus	18−20	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9	no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

no data

This is how Quadro P2000 and GeForce MX250 compete in popular games:

Quadro P2000 is 161% faster in 1080p
Quadro P2000 is 229% faster in 1440p
Quadro P2000 is 217% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	18.82	6.27
Recency	6 February 2017	20 February 2019
Maximum RAM amount	5 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	10 Watt