GeForce MX250 vs GTX 460

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 460 with GeForce MX250, including specs and performance data.

GTX 460
2010
2 GB GDDR5, 160 Watt
5.86

MX250 outperforms GTX 460 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking592576
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.16no data
Power efficiency2.5543.56
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGF104GP108B
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date12 July 2010 (14 years ago)20 February 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores336384
Core clock speed675 MHz937 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1038 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt10 Watt
Texture fill rate37.8024.91
Floating-point processing power0.9072 TFLOPS0.7972 TFLOPS
ROPs2416
TMUs5624

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
Bus support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x4
Length210 mmno data
Height4.376"(111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone
SLI options+-

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 amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth86.4 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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMIPortable Device Dependent
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API 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)
OpenGL4.14.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
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.

GTX 460 5.86
GeForce MX250 6.25
+6.7%

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.

GTX 460 2261
GeForce MX250 2412
+6.7%

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.

GTX 460 2570
GeForce MX250 3660
+42.4%

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.

GTX 460 7759
GeForce MX250 9230
+19%

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 HD18−21
−22.2%
22
+22.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p11.06no data

FPS performance in popular games

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%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+0%
20−22
+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%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+0%
12
+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%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 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 GTX 460 and GeForce MX250 compete in popular games:

  • GeForce MX250 is 22% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 71 test (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.86 6.25
Recency 12 July 2010 20 February 2019
Chip lithography 40 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 10 Watt

GeForce MX250 has a 6.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 1500% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 460 and GeForce MX250.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 460 is a desktop card while GeForce MX250 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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