GeForce MX250 vs Quadro P500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P500 with GeForce MX250, including specs and performance data.

Quadro P500
2018
2 GB GDDR5, 18 Watt
4.22

MX250 outperforms P500 by a considerable 48% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking676573
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency16.9245.09
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGP108GP108B
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date5 January 2018 (6 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 cores256384
Core clock speed1455 MHz937 MHz
Boost clock speed1518 MHz1038 MHz
Number of transistors1,800 million1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt10 Watt
Texture fill rate24.2924.91
Floating-point processing power0.7772 TFLOPS0.7972 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs1624

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 sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x4
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth40.1 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.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.7 (6.4)
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA6.16.1

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.

Quadro P500 4.22
GeForce MX250 6.25
+48.1%

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.

Quadro P500 1630
GeForce MX250 2411
+47.9%

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.

Quadro P500 3022
GeForce MX250 4633
+53.3%

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.

Quadro P500 2255
GeForce MX250 3660
+62.3%

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.

Quadro P500 12868
GeForce MX250 21545
+67.4%

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.

Quadro P500 6352
GeForce MX250 9233
+45.4%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

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 CUDA API by NVIDIA.

Quadro P500 6438
GeForce MX250 9734
+51.2%

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 HD21
−4.8%
22
+4.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−100%
14
+100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−58.3%
19
+58.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−333%
13
+333%
Battlefield 5 10−11
−110%
21
+110%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−100%
18
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−57.1%
11
+57.1%
Far Cry 5 15
−46.7%
22
+46.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−125%
27
+125%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−84%
46
+84%
Hitman 3 10−11
−60%
16
+60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−321%
118
+321%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−178%
25
+178%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−155%
28
+155%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−119%
35
+119%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−76.7%
76
+76.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−100%
24
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Battlefield 5 10−11
−70%
17
+70%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−88.9%
17
+88.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Far Cry 5 14
−35.7%
19
+35.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−41.7%
17
+41.7%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−72%
43
+72%
Hitman 3 10−11
−60%
16
+60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−311%
115
+311%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−111%
19
+111%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−45.5%
16
+45.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−37.5%
22
+37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−25%
20−22
+25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−65.1%
71
+65.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+71.4%
7
−71.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−33.3%
12
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Far Cry 5 8
−62.5%
13
+62.5%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+56.3%
16
−56.3%
Hitman 3 10−11
−30%
12−14
+30%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+75%
16
−75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+0%
16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
−50%
12
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−18.6%
50−55
+18.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−63.6%
18
+63.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−233%
20−22
+233%
Hitman 3 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Metro Exodus 0−1 6−7
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−53.8%
40−45
+53.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Hitman 3 0−1 2−3
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
High Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how Quadro P500 and GeForce MX250 compete in popular games:

  • GeForce MX250 is 5% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Quadro P500 is 75% faster.
  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GeForce MX250 is 1500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Quadro P500 is ahead in 3 tests (4%)
  • GeForce MX250 is ahead in 61 test (88%)
  • there's a draw in 5 tests (7%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.22 6.25
Recency 5 January 2018 20 February 2019
Power consumption (TDP) 18 Watt 10 Watt

GeForce MX250 has a 48.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 80% lower power consumption.

The GeForce MX250 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P500 is a mobile workstation card while GeForce MX250 is a mobile workstation 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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