GeForce 940MX vs Radeon R7 250

Place in the ranking	803	699
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.10	no data
Power efficiency	2.88	11.75
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code name	Oland	GM107
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	8 October 2013 (11 years ago)	28 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$89	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	512
Core clock speed	no data	795 MHz
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz	861 MHz
Number of transistors	950 million	1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	23 Watt
Texture fill rate	25.20	27.55
Floating-point processing power	0.8064 TFLOPS	0.8817 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	8
TMUs	24	32

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	no data	medium sized
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	168 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	N/A	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	DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1150 MHz	1253 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	40.1 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	No outputs
HDMI	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration	+	-
CrossFire	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
DDMA audio	+	no data
GPU Boost	no data	2.0
Optimus	-	+
GameWorks	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	-	1.1.126
CUDA	-	+

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.

R7 250 2.73

GeForce 940MX 3.94
+44.3%

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.

R7 250 1051

GeForce 940MX 1517
+44.3%

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.

R7 250 2775
+8.6%

GeForce 940MX 2556

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.

R7 250 12581
+47.2%

GeForce 940MX 8549

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.

R7 250 2145
+7.5%

GeForce 940MX 1996

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.

R7 250 15080
+31%

GeForce 940MX 11513

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

R7 250 27
+8.7%

GeForce 940MX 25

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	21 +23.5%	17 −23.5%
4K	6−7 −66.7%	10 +66.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.24	no data
4K	14.83	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6

−40%

7−8
+40%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −22.2%	11 +22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Battlefield 5	4−5 −250%	14 +250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −120%	11 +120%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −57.1%	10−12 +57.1%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −407%	71 +407%
Hitman 3	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −28.6%	27−30 +28.6%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −58.3%	19 +58.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −10.5%	40−45 +10.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −55.6%	14 +55.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Battlefield 5	4−5 −150%	10 +150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −120%	11 +120%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −57.1%	10−12 +57.1%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −193%	41 +193%
Hitman 3	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −28.6%	27−30 +28.6%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −25%	14−16 +25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −114%	30 +114%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −10.5%	40−45 +10.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +80%	5 −80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −60%	8 +60%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +16.7%	12 −16.7%
Hitman 3	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +90.9%	11 −90.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −25%	14−16 +25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +100%	7 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −10.5%	40−45 +10.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8

−42.9%

10−11
+42.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Hitman 3	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −50%	24−27 +50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

−33.3%

8−9
+33.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−25%

5−6
+25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4

4−5

+0%

4−5

+0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3	0−1	0−1
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

0−1

This is how R7 250 and GeForce 940MX compete in popular games:

R7 250 is 24% faster in 1080p
GeForce 940MX is 67% faster in 4K

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

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R7 250 is 100% faster.
in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce 940MX is 407% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

R7 250 is ahead in 4 tests (7%)
GeForce 940MX is ahead in 53 tests (87%)
there's a draw in 4 tests (7%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.73	3.94
Recency	8 October 2013	28 June 2016
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	23 Watt

GeForce 940MX has a 44.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 226.1% lower power consumption.

The GeForce 940MX is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 250 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 250 is a desktop card while GeForce 940MX is a notebook one.

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