GeForce MX250 vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 3470 and GeForce MX250, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI Mobility HD 3470
2008
256 MB DDR2, 12 Watt
0.24

MX250 outperforms ATI Mobility HD 3470 by a whopping 2500% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1365579
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.3742.76
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameM82GP108B
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 January 2008 (16 years ago)20 February 2019 (5 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 cores40384
Core clock speed680 MHz937 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1038 MHz
Number of transistors181 million1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)12 Watt10 Watt
Texture fill rate2.72024.91
Floating-point processing power0.0544 TFLOPS0.7972 TFLOPS
ROPs416
TMUs424

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
InterfaceMXM-IIPCIe 3.0 x4
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDR2GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount256 MB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed400 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth6.4 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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.112 (12_1)
Shader Model4.16.7 (6.4)
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
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.

ATI Mobility HD 3470 0.24
GeForce MX250 6.24
+2500%

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.

ATI Mobility HD 3470 93
GeForce MX250 2405
+2486%

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 HD0−122

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−600%
14
+600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−533%
19
+533%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−800%
18
+800%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−450%
11
+450%
Hitman 3 4−5
−300%
16
+300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1375%
118
+1375%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−775%
35
+775%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−171%
76
+171%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−700%
24
+700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−750%
17
+750%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Hitman 3 4−5
−300%
16
+300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1338%
115
+1338%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−450%
22
+450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−122%
20−22
+122%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−154%
71
+154%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−133%
7
+133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−500%
12
+500%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Hitman 3 4−5
−225%
12−14
+225%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−100%
16
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−300%
16
+300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−33.3%
12
+33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−82.1%
50−55
+82.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 3−4
Hitman 3 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−450%
10−12
+450%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 3−4

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 13
+0%
13
+0%
Battlefield 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
Far Cry 5 22
+0%
22
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 27
+0%
27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 46
+0%
46
+0%
Metro Exodus 25
+0%
25
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 28
+0%
28
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Battlefield 5 17
+0%
17
+0%
Far Cry 5 19
+0%
19
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 17
+0%
17
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 43
+0%
43
+0%
Metro Exodus 19
+0%
19
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16
+0%
16
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 13
+0%
13
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16
+0%
16
+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%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+0%
20−22
+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%

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

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%

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce MX250 is 1375% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GeForce MX250 is ahead in 29 tests (42%)
  • there's a draw in 40 tests (58%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.24 6.24
Recency 7 January 2008 20 February 2019
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 2 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 10 Watt

GeForce MX250 has a 2500% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 20% lower power consumption.

The GeForce MX250 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 3470 in performance tests.


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