Nvidia GeForce MX250 Lower-End Dedicated Graphics

The Nvidia GeForce MX250 is a lower-end dedicated video card. It isn’t as fast as the full blown gaming video cards like those from the GeForce GTX and RTX series. But, the GeForce MX250 is noticeably faster than most of the widely used integrated graphics processors. For example, the popular Intel UHD series. On the other hand, it performs similar to beefed-up integrated graphics processors, such as the Intel Iris Plus series. As a plus in comparison to the integrated graphics processors, the MX250 has its own memory with a capacity of 2GB or 4GB, so it doesn’t have to use the laptop’s system memory.

There are two versions of the Nvidia GeForce MX250 – the full-performance with a power consumption of 25 Watts and a lower-performance 10-Watt version. Unfortunately, there’s usually no info in laptops’ specs sheets on which version is used. Typically, the 25-Watt MX250 is used in the regular “full-size” laptops, like the common mid-range 15.6-inch models. The 10-Watt version can be usually found in thin-and-light and ultra-portable laptops.

Nvidia GeForce MX250 Benchmark

Nvidia GeForce MX250 Benchmark

As expected, the Nvidia GeForce MX250 benchmarks put the graphics processor on the lower end of the spectrum and the difference between the 25-Watt and 10-Watt versions isn’t huge.

The results indicate the MX250 is good for light games and select heavier games on lower graphics detail settings. You can take a look at what particular games look like when playing on the MX250 graphics processor in the videos section of this page below.

Note: The benchmark scores of the listed graphics processors are averages measured across various devices with these processors. The scores and real-world performance of the Nvidia GeForce MX250 and compared GPUs may vary depending on the notebooks' other components, settings, cooling, and other factors (especially single-channel vs faster dual-channel RAM and speed of the main processor). However, the benchmark results, as well as gameplay videos, are good indicators of the graphics processors' performance.

Specifications of the Nvidia GeForce MX250

Here are the most important specs of the Nvidia GeForce MX250:

GPU Name

Nvidia GeForce MX250

GPU Type

Dedicated video card (has its own video memory)

Number of Execution Units, Cores, Shaders

384 unified

Memory Bus Width

64-bit

Video Memory Size

2GB
4GB

Memory Type

GDDR5

Video Memory Speed

7,000 MHz

Production Technology

14-nanometer

Power Consumption

Standard: 25 Watts; Power-efficient: 10 Watts

Year of Release

2019

Published on January 21, 2020

User Reviews, Q&A, and Videos on the Nvidia GeForce MX250

Below you can read and submit user reviews, questions, answers, and videos about the graphics processor. Thank you for your contribution.

Current rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  1. Question

    Ki yo

    External video card is GeForce Mx250 Built-in video card is İntel Xe How is the performance in 3D Apps and rendering?

    • Dan

      Hi, they are both basic graphics processors and aren’t good for 3D rendering. If you want good 3D performance, check out some laptops with the Nvidia GeForce GTX or RTX series. You can usually find them in gaming laptops.

  2. Question

    James

    can mx250 support a 1440p external monitor running two displays alongside with laptop display and the external monitor? My laptop model is VivoBook_ASUSLaptop X512FL_A512FL

    • Birbasaurus Rex

      Yes, it sure can. But I can’t say for sure that the experience will be great for gaming, if you plan on playing 1440p titles.

  3. Question

    steev

    Hi — the western version of the samsung ion and the hong kong version seem to differ principally that the western version does not have an NVIDIA MX250 on it. Is it possible to add this to the american version since there is nothing to remove?

  4. Question

    Anoop Pillai

    FIFA21 or FIFA 20 can be played with MX250 Graphics on normal settings

  5. Question

    chandu reddy

    hey, i have lenovo ideapad c340 is graphy card update available in this model

    • nvidia geforce mx150 2gb

      Muchas gracias por la ayuda, me ha sido de gran utilidad.

  6. Question

    enkhbadrakh

    hi im very confused. GeForce MX230 4gb or GeForce MX 250 2gb wich one is better???

    • astj13

      IMO the 250 is still better than the 230 despite having only 2gb VRAM

  7. Question

    Henkie de steen

    I am looking for a new laptop, and I just found a HP one which can be a good fit. However, it has the videocard NVIDIA® GeForce® MX250 in it. Can i play games like rocket league and minecraft on this laptop? Without ruining it…..

    • Dan

      Minecraft can run on high detail settings at above 60 frames per second, which is quite smooth. Rocket League is a bit more demanding, although not too heavy for the MX250. So you’ll probably have to dial down some settings a bit like in the attached video (about MX150, but MX250 is a bit better).

    • Luvya Lamba

      Nothing will “Ruin it”…..The graphic performance would be barely enough to run rocket league but minecraft would crush ur pc……Also make sure to use a separate cooling stand with ur laptop in order to prevent overheating and performance drop issues…..So in a nutshell, Performance would be okish with rocket league but u will need it plugged in throughout u play and use a cooler for preventing over heading or performance drops.

  8. Question

    Jalael

    Graphics card upgrade?
    Hi everyone. I just got an ASUS 15 s532 i7-8565U thin and light with the GeForce MX250, and realized after the fact that it is pretty weak. Can I upgrade The video card (and speakers) to a GTX or RTX model?

    • Dan

      Unfortunately, no. Only a few (high-end) laptop models have removable / upgradeable video cards. The MX250 is soldered onto the motherboard. Speakers aren’t upgradeable, too.

  9. Question

    Line

    I am looking at the Asus Zenbook duo 14 UX481 with GeForce MX250 in it, the main use will be school, but can i play games as sims 4, WoW or hearthstone on it?

    • Jon

      I have no problem with TS4 on my HP Envy X360 (10th gen i7, 16gb ram, 1tb ssd, geforce mx250)

    • Dan

      Yes, you can. These aren’t too demanding games for the MX250.

  10. Question

    Kaz

    Hi, I’m looking for a gaming laptop for my daughter that will play Sims 4 and the extensions. Do you have any recommendations please?
    Thank you

    • Pedro

      For portable use I have an ASUS A412 , Ryzen 5 (3500U) with 8GB of RAM, 512GB of SSD storage and VEGA 8 Graphics card and it runs very fast! You can find cheaper options with a Ryzen 3 or 256GB RAM configuration

    • Pedro

      Sorry, I meant 256GB of SSD

  11. Question

    Zuko Zaider

    I am planning to buy Asus D5095l 15.6″ AMD Ryzen 2500 u (2.1-3.7 gHz) laptop, but it doesn’t specify whether it has the 25 watt or the 10 watt version of the GPU. Can you help?

    • Dan

      Is there any other model name of the Asus laptop? I can’t find anything about the D5095l.

  12. Question

    Neerav Arora

    I m planning to buy ACER SWIFT 3 with NVIDIA MX250 2GB dedicated graphics card,but it doesnt mention explicitly the 25/10 watt version.NOW…if i were to go ahead with the purchase….what games i m expecting to run on the laptop?…Also another version is available having AMD Ryzen 5/7…whic one is better?

    • Dan

      Hi, the only info I found is this page claiming the Swift 3 uses the weaker 10-Watt version of the MX250.

      https://www.notebookcheck.net/Acer-Swift-3-SF314-i7-8565U-MX250-Laptop-Review.422362.0.html

      Nevertheless, you will be able to run some non-demanding games decently smooth. For instance, League of Legends and Minecraft should be able to run easily on Full HD resolution and high settings, Dota 2 on medium settings and Full HD or high settings and HD, CS:GO on medium-ish + Full HD, Fortnite on medium-ish + HD (my estimation).

      What generation are the Ryzen 5 / 7 you mentioned and do they rely only on integrated Radeon graphics? If they are from the latest Ryzen 4000 series, then their Radeon graphics performance will be quite similar to the MX250 10-Watt. But, Radeon integrated graphics uses the notebook’s RAM because it doesn’t have its own memory.

    • Neerav Arora

      Thanks Man

  13. Question

    altaf

    I mostly watch movies on my laptop connected to LED TV, would MX250 be smooth enough for 2160p movies?

    • Dan

      Yes, the card itself is perfectly capable to push 4K video, just like the most of (or all) modern graphics processors. But you should be aware of limitations of HDMI 1.4 video output if your laptop uses it instead of HDMI 2.0 or DisplayPort. HDMI 1.4 supports 4K at only up to 24 Hz refresh rate, as opposed to normal 60 Hz.

  14. 5 out of 5 Max Resolution

    Armin

    I am planning to buy a notebook with a MX250 graphics card. I want to connect my 49 inch wide screen display. Does anyone know the exact specification of the MX250, which maximum resolution can be output via DisplayPort or HDMI connection?

    • GamickGuy

      You can buy mi notebook 14 , It has mx 250

    • Armin

      Yes, but is the HDMIs resolution high enough for the wide screen displays resolution (more than 5000px – , 2000px | )

    • Scott

      I am also wondering about the resolution capability of this card. Can it drive a high resolution as requested above?

    • Scott

      I found this: This device has no display connectivity, as it is not designed to have monitors connected to it. Rather it is intended for use in laptop/notebooks and will use the output of the host mobile device. 640×480 1280×720 1366×768 1600×900 1920×1080 2560×1440 3840×2160 on techpowerup.com

    • Dan

      Thanks for the info, Scott. I want to add that it means the MX250 doesn’t have its own video output ports like you have on the desktop PC video cards. But of course, you can use the MX250 with a display connected to some of the laptop’s video ports like HDMI. For instance, you can run games on the MX250 and display them on an external monitor.

  15. Question

    Radu P.

    nVidia surround works with MX250?

  16. Question

    Vijay

    Can I run gta 5 in nvidia geforce MX 250

    • Yomama

      Yes with low settings.

    • Luvya Lamba

      You can run on low settings but the experience wont be good at all as you can experience performance drops and the graphics wont be good either…….so yeah in a nutshell it will run it with difficulty but u wont enjoy it so not recommended

    • Vidun

      Yes you can, just use an external cooler, the obly problem of this graphics card is the high heat, use a cooler and you will be able to play it withhigh graphics

  17. Question

    Ken

    I’m looking at an ASUS VivoBook S15 with a GeForce MX250 GPU. All I do is net surfing, email and Windows 10 apps, would heat and fan noise be a concern?

    • Dan

      Hi, I don’t have the S15, so I don’t know about fan noise and heat for that particular model. But, websurf, email, and common apps like Facebook, MS Office etc don’t utilize graphics much, so you won’t benefit from advantage of the MX250 over weaker and more common integrated graphics processors like the Intel UHD series (built into the main processor).

      In general, integrated graphics processors use less power / battery than dedicated video cards and run cooler (allowing less fan noise).

      In my opinion, if you don’t need extra graphics processing power for games and other graphics-intensive tasks, the main advantage of a dedicated video card like the MX250 is that it has its own video memory. The usual integrated graphics processors use a portion of the notebook’s RAM as video memory, so you have less RAM for other purposes.

      Nevertheless, laptops with Nvidia’s dedicated video cards like the MX250 usually utilize Nvidia Optimus technology (you can check in the specs of your laptop if that’s the case, but I think all S15 configurations with the MX250 feature Optimus). It enables the video card to be turned off if the task you’re running don’t need extra graphics power. The processors integrated graphics runs graphics processing then. That way, the laptop runs cooler, quieter and consumes less power (but also uses more RAM for graphics processing). You can also completely disable the Nvidia video card via the card’s control panel under Windows.

      Overall, having the MX250 besides the integrated graphics of the main processor doesn’t have disadvantages if the laptop includes Nvidia Optimus.

  18. Dan

    Games tested in this MX250 gameplay video: Borderlands 3, Devil May Cry 5, NfS, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Gears 5, GTA 5, Rage 2, Forza Horizon 4, Resident Evil 2, and FIFA 20.

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