GeForce MX250 vs Radeon RX Vega M GL

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GL and GeForce MX250, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega M GL
2018
4 GB HBM2, 65 Watt
9.90
+58.7%

RX Vega M GL outperforms MX250 by an impressive 59% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking455579
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.4442.76
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code namePolaris 22GP108B
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2018 (6 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 cores1280384
Core clock speed931 MHz937 MHz
Boost clock speed1011 MHz1038 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt10 Watt
Texture fill rate80.8824.91
Floating-point processing power2.588 TFLOPS0.7972 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs8024

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
InterfaceIGPPCIe 3.0 x4
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeHBM2GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width1024 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth179.2 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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.7 (6.4)
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
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.

RX Vega M GL 9.90
+58.7%
GeForce MX250 6.24

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.

RX Vega M GL 3815
+58.6%
GeForce MX250 2405

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 HD30−35
+36.4%
22
−36.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
High Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+30%
20−22
−30%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+117%
12
−117%

4K
High Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14
+0%
14
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 19
+0%
19
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 13
+0%
13
+0%
Battlefield 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18
+0%
18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
+0%
11
+0%
Far Cry 5 22
+0%
22
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 27
+0%
27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 46
+0%
46
+0%
Hitman 3 16
+0%
16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 118
+0%
118
+0%
Metro Exodus 25
+0%
25
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 28
+0%
28
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35
+0%
35
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 76
+0%
76
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24
+0%
24
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Battlefield 5 17
+0%
17
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 17
+0%
17
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry 5 19
+0%
19
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 17
+0%
17
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 43
+0%
43
+0%
Hitman 3 16
+0%
16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 115
+0%
115
+0%
Metro Exodus 19
+0%
19
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16
+0%
16
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 22
+0%
22
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 71
+0%
71
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
+0%
7
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12
+0%
12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry 5 13
+0%
13
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16
+0%
16
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16
+0%
16
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16
+0%
16
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18
+0%
18
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Hitman 3 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how RX Vega M GL and GeForce MX250 compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega M GL is 36% faster in 1080p

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega M GL is 133% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega M GL is ahead in 3 tests (4%)
  • there's a draw in 68 tests (96%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.90 6.24
Recency 1 February 2018 20 February 2019
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 10 Watt

RX Vega M GL has a 58.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GeForce MX250, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 550% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega M GL is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX250 in performance tests.


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AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL
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