RTX 4500 Ada Generation vs GeForce MX250

Place in the ranking	589	20
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	43.02	24.01
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GP108B	AD103
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	20 February 2019 (5 years ago)	9 August 2023 (1 year 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	7680
Core clock speed	937 MHz	2070 MHz
Boost clock speed	1038 MHz	2580 MHz
Number of transistors	1,800 million	45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	210 Watt
Texture fill rate	24.91	619.2
Floating-point processing power	0.7972 TFLOPS	39.63 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	80
TMUs	24	240
Tensor Cores	no data	240
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	60

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	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x4	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	245 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	24 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1502 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	48.06 GB/s	432.0 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

4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API and SDK 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)	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	6.1	8.9

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 6.18

RTX 4500 Ada Generation 72.43
+1072%

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 2399

RTX 4500 Ada Generation 28103
+1071%

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.

GeForce MX250 9240

RTX 4500 Ada Generation 197083
+2033%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

GeForce MX250 9333

RTX 4500 Ada Generation 176517
+1791%

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

−1030%

260−270
+1030%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −1033%	170−180 +1033%
Cyberpunk 2077	14 −1043%	160−170 +1043%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	17 −1018%	190−200 +1018%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −1033%	170−180 +1033%
Cyberpunk 2077	5 −1000%	55−60 +1000%
Forza Horizon 4	29 −934%	300−310 +934%
Forza Horizon 5	16 −1025%	180−190 +1025%
Metro Exodus	21 −1043%	240−250 +1043%
Red Dead Redemption 2	28 −971%	300−310 +971%
Valorant	21−24 −1043%	240−250 +1043%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18 −1067%	210−220 +1067%
Counter-Strike 2	5 −1000%	55−60 +1000%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −1054%	150−160 +1054%
Dota 2	40 −1025%	450−500 +1025%
Far Cry 5	40 −1025%	450−500 +1025%
Fortnite	35−40 −981%	400−450 +981%
Forza Horizon 4	22 −1036%	250−260 +1036%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 −1043%	160−170 +1043%
Grand Theft Auto V	28 −971%	300−310 +971%
Metro Exodus	12 −1067%	140−150 +1067%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	76 −1018%	850−900 +1018%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8 −1025%	90−95 +1025%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −1050%	230−240 +1050%
Valorant	14 −1043%	160−170 +1043%
World of Tanks	95−100 −1022%	1100−1150 +1022%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	13 −1054%	150−160 +1054%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −1033%	170−180 +1033%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −1054%	150−160 +1054%
Dota 2	57 −1040%	650−700 +1040%
Far Cry 5	29 −934%	300−310 +934%
Forza Horizon 4	16 −1025%	180−190 +1025%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 −1043%	160−170 +1043%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 −978%	550−600 +978%
Valorant	21−24 −1043%	240−250 +1043%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	6−7 −1067%	70−75 +1067%
Grand Theft Auto V	7−8 −1043%	80−85 +1043%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −981%	400−450 +981%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −1000%	55−60 +1000%
World of Tanks	45−50 −1011%	500−550 +1011%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −1000%	110−120 +1000%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −991%	120−130 +991%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1000%	55−60 +1000%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −1054%	150−160 +1054%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −1067%	140−150 +1067%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 −1011%	100−105 +1011%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −1025%	90−95 +1025%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −1011%	100−105 +1011%
Valorant	16−18 −1025%	180−190 +1025%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	0−1	0−1
Dota 2	16−18 −1018%	190−200 +1018%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −1018%	190−200 +1018%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18−20 −1067%	210−220 +1067%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −1025%	45−50 +1025%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −1018%	190−200 +1018%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −1000%	55−60 +1000%
Counter-Strike 2	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −950%	21−24 +950%
Dota 2	16−18 −1018%	190−200 +1018%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −1043%	80−85 +1043%
Fortnite	6−7 −1067%	70−75 +1067%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −1067%	70−75 +1067%
Forza Horizon 5	4−5 −1025%	45−50 +1025%
Valorant	6−7 −1067%	70−75 +1067%

This is how GeForce MX250 and RTX 4500 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 1030% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.18	72.43
Recency	20 February 2019	9 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	210 Watt

GeForce MX250 has 2000% lower power consumption.

RTX 4500 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 1072% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 4500 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX250 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce MX250 is a notebook card while RTX 4500 Ada Generation is a workstation one.

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