GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile vs Radeon HD 6250

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6250 with GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

HD 6250
2011
512 MB GDDR3, 19 Watt
0.24

RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms HD 6250 by a whopping 13471% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1362168
Place by popularitynot in top-10069
Power efficiency0.8727.91
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameCedarGA106
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date31 January 2011 (13 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 cores803840
Core clock speed650 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1425 MHz
Number of transistors292 million13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate5.200171.0
Floating-point processing power0.104 TFLOPS10.94 TFLOPS
ROPs448
TMUs8120
Tensor Coresno data120
Ray Tracing Coresno data30

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
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB6 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth8 GB/s336.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMINo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.22.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA-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.

HD 6250 0.24
RTX 3060 Mobile 32.57
+13471%

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.

HD 6250 93
RTX 3060 Mobile 12550
+13395%

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.

HD 6250 172
RTX 3060 Mobile 27419
+15841%

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.

HD 6250 422
RTX 3060 Mobile 57333
+13486%

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.

HD 6250 1091
RTX 3060 Mobile 104826
+9508%

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 HD6
−1533%
98
+1533%
1440p-0−166
4K-0−140

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−5050%
103
+5050%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−3200%
65−70
+3200%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−4200%
86
+4200%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2550%
106
+2550%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1675%
140−150
+1675%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−2775%
110−120
+2775%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−321%
110−120
+321%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−3200%
65−70
+3200%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3350%
69
+3350%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2600%
108
+2600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−2263%
189
+2263%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−3850%
158
+3850%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−656%
65−70
+656%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−464%
158
+464%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−3200%
65−70
+3200%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3000%
62
+3000%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2300%
96
+2300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1400%
120
+1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−3400%
140
+3400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−767%
78
+767%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−64.3%
46
+64.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 39
Hitman 3 6−7
−967%
64
+967%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−4150%
85
+4150%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3900%
80
+3900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 11

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−2100%
44
+2100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 76
+0%
76
+0%
Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Metro Exodus 164
+0%
164
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 64
+0%
64
+0%
Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Metro Exodus 129
+0%
129
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 102
+0%
102
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 56
+0%
56
+0%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 96
+0%
96
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 48
+0%
48
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 85
+0%
85
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 101
+0%
101
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 116
+0%
116
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Hitman 3 41
+0%
41
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 60
+0%
60
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55
+0%
55
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+0%
15
+0%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60
+0%
60
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 19
+0%
19
+0%

This is how HD 6250 and RTX 3060 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 Mobile is 1533% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 3060 Mobile is 5050% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 Mobile is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
  • there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.24 32.57
Recency 31 January 2011 12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 6 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 80 Watt

HD 6250 has 321.1% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 13470.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6250 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6250 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is a notebook one.


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AMD Radeon HD 6250
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