GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile vs MX250

Place in the ranking	579	168
Place by popularity	not in top-100	69
Power efficiency	42.78	27.91
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GP108B	GA106
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	20 February 2019 (5 years ago)	12 January 2021 (3 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 cores	384	3840
Core clock speed	937 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1038 MHz	1425 MHz
Number of transistors	1,800 million	13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	24.91	171.0
Floating-point processing power	0.7972 TFLOPS	10.94 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	48
TMUs	24	120
Tensor Cores	no data	120
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	30

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 size	large	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x4	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1502 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	48.06 GB/s	336.0 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 Connectors

Portable Device Dependent

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7 (6.4)	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.2
CUDA	6.1	8.6

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 3060 Mobile 32.57
+422%

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 3060 Mobile 12550
+422%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GeForce MX250 4633

RTX 3060 Mobile 27419
+492%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GeForce MX250 16488

RTX 3060 Mobile 57333
+248%

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.

GeForce MX250 3660

RTX 3060 Mobile 20609
+463%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GeForce MX250 21545

RTX 3060 Mobile 104826
+387%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GeForce MX250 235421

RTX 3060 Mobile 466087
+98%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

GeForce MX250 1103

RTX 3060 Mobile 8222
+645%

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 HD	22 −345%	98 +345%
1440p	12−14 −450%	66 +450%
4K	7−8 −471%	40 +471%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

−636%

103
+636%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	19 −268%	70−75 +268%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	13 −485%	76 +485%
Battlefield 5	21 −405%	100−110 +405%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18 −267%	65−70 +267%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 −682%	86 +682%
Far Cry 5	22 −232%	70−75 +232%
Far Cry New Dawn	27 −204%	80−85 +204%
Forza Horizon 4	46 −276%	170−180 +276%
Hitman 3	16 −563%	106 +563%
Horizon Zero Dawn	118 −20.3%	140−150 +20.3%
Metro Exodus	25 −556%	164 +556%
Red Dead Redemption 2	28 −186%	80−85 +186%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35 −229%	110−120 +229%
Watch Dogs: Legion	76 −55.3%	110−120 +55.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24 −192%	70−75 +192%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −700%	64 +700%
Battlefield 5	17 −524%	100−110 +524%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	17 −288%	65−70 +288%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −590%	69 +590%
Far Cry 5	19 −284%	70−75 +284%
Far Cry New Dawn	17 −382%	80−85 +382%
Forza Horizon 4	43 −302%	170−180 +302%
Hitman 3	16 −575%	108 +575%
Horizon Zero Dawn	115 −64.3%	189 +64.3%
Metro Exodus	19 −579%	129 +579%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16 −538%	102 +538%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	22 −618%	158 +618%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −240%	65−70 +240%
Watch Dogs: Legion	71 −123%	158 +123%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7 −900%	70−75 +900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −600%	56 +600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12 −450%	65−70 +450%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −520%	62 +520%
Far Cry 5	13 −462%	70−75 +462%
Forza Horizon 4	16 −981%	170−180 +981%
Hitman 3	12−14 −638%	96 +638%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16 −650%	120 +650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16 −775%	140 +775%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12 −550%	78 +550%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +10.9%	46 −10.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−433%

96
+433%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −417%	60−65 +417%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −400%	50−55 +400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −483%	35−40 +483%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −4700%	48 +4700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −533%	35−40 +533%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1200%	39 +1200%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −443%	35−40 +443%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 −835%	180−190 +835%
Hitman 3	10−11 −540%	64 +540%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −507%	85 +507%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −1317%	85 +1317%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 −4950%	101 +4950%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −780%	40−45 +780%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −190%	116 +190%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−12

−627%

80
+627%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −540%	30−35 +540%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −550%	24−27 +550%
Hitman 3	2−3 −1950%	41 +1950%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −900%	160−170 +900%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −1900%	60 +1900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −1733%	55 +1733%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −425%	21−24 +425%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −267%	11 +267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −567%	20−22 +567%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	15
Far Cry 5	3−4 −500%	18−20 +500%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −650%	45−50 +650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2 −5900%	60 +5900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −850%	19 +850%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8

−529%

44
+529%

This is how GeForce MX250 and RTX 3060 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3060 Mobile is 345% faster in 1080p
RTX 3060 Mobile is 450% faster in 1440p
RTX 3060 Mobile is 471% faster in 4K

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GeForce MX250 is 11% faster.
in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3060 Mobile is 5900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GeForce MX250 is ahead in 1 test (1%)
RTX 3060 Mobile is ahead in 70 tests (99%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.24	32.57
Recency	20 February 2019	12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	80 Watt

GeForce MX250 has 700% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 422% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX250 in performance tests.

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