GeForce MX250 vs Radeon R5 M420

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R5 M420 and GeForce MX250, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R5 M420
2016
4 GB DDR3
1.27

MX250 outperforms R5 M420 by a whopping 391% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1037579
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data42.78
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameJetGP108B
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 May 2016 (8 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 cores320384
Core clock speed780 MHz937 MHz
Boost clock speed850 MHz1038 MHz
Number of transistors690 million1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data10 Watt
Texture fill rate17.0024.91
Floating-point processing power0.544 TFLOPS0.7972 TFLOPS
ROPs816
TMUs2024

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 3.0 x8PCIe 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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth16 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 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.7 (6.4)
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
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.

R5 M420 1.27
GeForce MX250 6.24
+391%

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.

R5 M420 488
GeForce MX250 2405
+393%

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 HD4−5
−450%
22
+450%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−367%
14
+367%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−217%
19
+217%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−350%
18
+350%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−267%
11
+267%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2100%
22
+2100%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−800%
27
+800%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−2200%
46
+2200%
Hitman 3 6−7
−167%
16
+167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−743%
118
+743%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1300%
28
+1300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−338%
35
+338%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−130%
76
+130%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−300%
24
+300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−325%
17
+325%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−1800%
19
+1800%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−467%
17
+467%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−2050%
43
+2050%
Hitman 3 6−7
−167%
16
+167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−721%
115
+721%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−700%
16
+700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−175%
22
+175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−81.8%
20−22
+81.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−115%
71
+115%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−16.7%
7
+16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−200%
12
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−1200%
13
+1200%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−700%
16
+700%
Hitman 3 6−7
−117%
12−14
+117%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−14.3%
16
+14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−100%
16
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−9.1%
12
+9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−54.5%
50−55
+54.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−800%
18
+800%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 6−7
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Hitman 3 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 5−6
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
−567%
40−45
+567%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−175%
10−12
+175%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 4−5

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 3−4
Far Cry 5 0−1 3−4

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 13
+0%
13
+0%
Battlefield 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
Metro Exodus 25
+0%
25
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Battlefield 5 17
+0%
17
+0%
Metro Exodus 19
+0%
19
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+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%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+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

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
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%

This is how R5 M420 and GeForce MX250 compete in popular games:

  • GeForce MX250 is 450% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce MX250 is 2200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GeForce MX250 is ahead in 47 tests (71%)
  • there's a draw in 19 tests (29%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.27 6.24
Recency 15 May 2016 20 February 2019
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

R5 M420 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GeForce MX250, on the other hand, has a 391.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce MX250 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M420 in performance tests.


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AMD Radeon R5 M420
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