[28 Gaming tests + videos] NVIDIA GeForce MX250 [10W] – not the best choice in terms of performance and power consumption

The 10W version of the NVIDIA GeForce MX250 is designed for thin and light laptops. To be suitable for super-slim devices, the MX250 has gone through a cut-down process that includes smaller TDP and reduced cores frequencies. That’s all, nothing too complicated but of course, that leads to some performance hit compared to the 25W variant.

The 10W version has the following ID – 1D25, while the 25W is described as 1D13. You can read more additional info regarding these two GPUs in our article here. Keep in mind that the TDP version isn’t mentioned by the manufacturer on the box of most of the laptops or even on their official website. As always, a little research before buying something is always handy.

So, let’s see what the NVIDIA GeForce MX 250 (10W) is capable of, and is it worth buying it at the end of 2020.

Meanwhile, you can check out all available laptops with GeForce MX250 (10W) here:

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Specs overview

The GeForce MX250 (10W) uses a GP108 chip which means that we are talking about a Pascal video card. Some specs – 16 ROPs, 384 shaders, up to 4GB GDDR5 memory with a 64-bit bus. As we said, the frequencies are reduced compared to the 25W variants. The base and the boost clock are 937 MHz and 1038 MHz base (a lot lower than the bigger TDP sibling), while the memory is untouched – 7000MHz.

Specs table

 GeForce MX250 (10W)
ArchitecturePascal
GPU chipGP108 (1D25)
Shader units384
ROPs16
Base Clock (MHz)937
Boost clock (MHz)1038
Memory clock (MHz)7000
Memory size (MB)up to 4GB
Memory typeGDDR5
Memory bus width (bit)64
TGP (Total Graphics Power)10W (TDP)
DirectX version12.1
Technology14nm
RTX capabilitiesNo
Release date02.2019
Detailed specsLink

Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)

cs-go-benchmarks

CS:GOFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, MAX (Check settings)
GeForce MX250 (10W)84 fps75 fps66 fps


 

DOTA 2Full HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce MX250 (10W)35 fps34 fps


GTA-V-benchmarks

 

Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5)Full HD, Normal (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Very High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce MX250 (10W)71 fps28 fps

For HonorFull HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Extreme (Check settings)
GeForce MX250 (10W)22 fps

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six SiegeFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Very High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce MX250 (10W)50 fps35 fps32 fps25 fps

rise-of-the-tomb-raider

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)Full HD, Lowest (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, Very High (Check settings)Full HD, MAX (Check settings)
GeForce MX250 (10W)37 fps25 fps

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon WildlandsFull HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Very High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce MX250 (10W)23 fps

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)Full HD, Lowest (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Highest (Check settings)
GeForce MX250 (10W)21 fps

Doom (2016)Full HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce MX250 (10W)29 fps18 fps-

Gears 5Full HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce MX250 (10W)27 fps17 fps

Assassin’s Creed OdysseyFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra High (Check settings)
GeForce MX250 (10W)22 fps

HearthstoneFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)
GeForce MX250 (10W)141 fps145 fps60 fps

 

MinecraftFull HD, Minimum (Check settings)Full HD, Maximum (Check settings)
GeForce MX250 (10W)221 fps32 fps

League Of LegendsFull HD, V.Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, V.High (Check settings)
GeForce MX250 (10W)187 fps150 fps149 fps

Rocket LeagueFull HD, H.Performance (Check settings)Full HD, H.Quality (Check settings)
GeForce MX250 (10W)171 fps66 fps

Darksiders GenesisFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Mid (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce MX250 (10W)40 fps23 fps

Halo ReachFull HD, Performance (Check settings)Full HD, Original (Check settings)Full HD, Enhanced (Check settings)
GeForce MX250 (10W)63 fps61 fps57 fps

Borderlands 3Full HD, V.Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Badass (Check settings)
GeForce MX250 (10W)24 fps

Team Fortress 2Full HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, MAX (Check settings)
GeForce MX250 (10W)105 fps87 fps

eFootball PES 2020Full HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)
GeForce MX250 (10W)38 fps23 fps

FIFA 20Full HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce MX250 (10W)89 fps46 fps

The Witcher 3Full HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce MX250 (10W)29 fps20 fps

Apex LegendsFull HD, Min. (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, MAX (Check settings)
GeForce MX250 (10W)29 fps22 fps

Battlefield VFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce MX250 (10W)32 fps23 fps

Total War Three KingdomsFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce MX250 (10W)43 fps18 fps

 

WarframeFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)
GeForce MX250 (10W)60 fps28 fps

 

Far Cry New DawnFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce MX250 (10W)21 fps



Verdict

That’s all folks, the NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (10W) will do the job in a lot of popular and light games like CS:GO, Team Fortress 2, League Of Legends, etc. On the other hand, it’s lacking too much performance compared to GeForce MX250 (25W). The latter is clearly a faster GPU in every game and if your main goal is performance (and budget), the 10W GPU is not your cup of tea.

The GeForce MX250 (10W) isn’t faster compared to iGPU like AMD RX Vega 6 (Renoir C3, Ryzen 4000, 15W). The latter seems to a very effective combo that includes a decently fast CPU and a capable iGPU and both are “fitted” in a 15W package while the MX250 is a 10W product solely. In a lot of games, the AMD integrated graphics is faster or on par with the NVIDIA video card. So, in terms of performance and efficiency, the NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (10W) isn’t an optimal solution – it was, but after the debut of AMD Zen 2 CPUs and iGPUs things have changed a lot.

All laptops equipped with the GeForce MX250 (10W)

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