GeForce RTX 3050 OEM vs MX250

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce MX250 with GeForce RTX 3050 OEM, including specs and performance data.

GeForce MX250
2019
2 GB GDDR5, 10 Watt
6.24

RTX 3050 OEM outperforms MX250 by a whopping 396% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking579178
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency42.7816.34
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGP108BGA106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date20 February 2019 (5 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 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 cores3842560
Core clock speed937 MHz1515 MHz
Boost clock speed1038 MHz1755 MHz
Number of transistors1,800 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate24.91140.4
Floating-point processing power0.7972 TFLOPS8.986 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs2480
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4PCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth48.06 GB/s224.0 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.7 (6.4)6.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA6.18.6

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.

GeForce MX250 6.24
RTX 3050 OEM 30.98
+396%

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.

GeForce MX250 2405
RTX 3050 OEM 11936
+396%

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 HD22
−355%
100−110
+355%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14
−364%
65−70
+364%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 19
−374%
90−95
+374%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 13
−362%
60−65
+362%
Battlefield 5 21
−376%
100−105
+376%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18
−372%
85−90
+372%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
−355%
50−55
+355%
Far Cry 5 22
−355%
100−105
+355%
Far Cry New Dawn 27
−381%
130−140
+381%
Forza Horizon 4 46
−378%
220−230
+378%
Hitman 3 16
−369%
75−80
+369%
Horizon Zero Dawn 118
−366%
550−600
+366%
Metro Exodus 25
−380%
120−130
+380%
Red Dead Redemption 2 28
−364%
130−140
+364%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35
−386%
170−180
+386%
Watch Dogs: Legion 76
−361%
350−400
+361%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24
−358%
110−120
+358%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−338%
35−40
+338%
Battlefield 5 17
−371%
80−85
+371%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 17
−371%
80−85
+371%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−350%
45−50
+350%
Far Cry 5 19
−374%
90−95
+374%
Far Cry New Dawn 17
−371%
80−85
+371%
Forza Horizon 4 43
−388%
210−220
+388%
Hitman 3 16
−369%
75−80
+369%
Horizon Zero Dawn 115
−378%
550−600
+378%
Metro Exodus 19
−374%
90−95
+374%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16
−369%
75−80
+369%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 22
−355%
100−105
+355%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
−375%
95−100
+375%
Watch Dogs: Legion 71
−393%
350−400
+393%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
−329%
30−33
+329%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−338%
35−40
+338%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12
−358%
55−60
+358%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−350%
45−50
+350%
Far Cry 5 13
−362%
60−65
+362%
Forza Horizon 4 16
−369%
75−80
+369%
Hitman 3 12−14
−362%
60−65
+362%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16
−369%
75−80
+369%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16
−369%
75−80
+369%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
−358%
55−60
+358%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−390%
250−260
+390%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18
−372%
85−90
+372%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−358%
55−60
+358%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−350%
45−50
+350%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−329%
30−33
+329%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−375%
95−100
+375%
Hitman 3 10−11
−350%
45−50
+350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−364%
65−70
+364%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−380%
24−27
+380%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−375%
190−200
+375%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−355%
50−55
+355%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−380%
24−27
+380%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%
Hitman 3 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−369%
75−80
+369%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−329%
30−33
+329%

This is how GeForce MX250 and RTX 3050 OEM compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 OEM is 355% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.24 30.98
Recency 20 February 2019 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 130 Watt

GeForce MX250 has 1200% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 OEM, on the other hand, has a 396.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 OEM is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX250 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce MX250 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3050 OEM is a desktop one.


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