GeForce GTS 160M vs GeForce MX250
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 160M and GeForce MX250, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTS 160M stacks up against GeForce MX250, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTS 160M and GeForce MX250 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GTS 160M and GeForce MX250 are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTS 160M or GeForce MX250 here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTS 160M
GeForce MX250
Power consumption (TDP)
60 Watt
10 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x4
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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GeForce GTS 160M has 500% more power consumption, than GeForce MX250.
GeForce GTS 160M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GeForce MX250 uses PCIe 3.0 x4 interface.
GeForce MX250 has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 160M.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTS 160M is build with G9x architecture, and GeForce MX250 - with Pascal.
Core clock speed of GeForce MX250 is 18 MHz higher, than GeForce GTS 160M.
GeForce GTS 160M is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and GeForce MX250 - by 14 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
0−1
12−14
ultra / 1080p
−
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
1−2
27−30
medium / 1080p
0−1
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX250 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2700% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
−
18−20
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
4K / 2160p
−
4−5
low / 720p
0−1
45−50
medium / 1080p
−
21−24
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 160M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce MX250.
low / 768p
60−65
190−200
medium / 768p
27−30
160−170
ultra / 1080p
7−8
85−90
QHD / 1440p
−
50−55
4K / 2160p
−
30−33
high / 768p
16−18
120−130
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX250 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 410% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
0−1
35−40
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 160M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than GeForce MX250.
low / 768p
45−50
100−110
medium / 768p
10−11
85−90
ultra / 1080p
0−1
55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX250 in Dota 2 is 231% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
14−16
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
0−1
35−40
medium / 1080p
−
16−18
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
−
16−18
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
21−24
90−95
medium / 1080p
0−1
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX250 in Fortnite is 318% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p
0−1
21−24
ultra / 1080p
−
18−20
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
low / 720p
0−1
45−50
medium / 1080p
0−1
24−27
low / 768p
18−20
75−80
medium / 768p
−
70−75
high / 1080p
0−1
24−27
ultra / 1080p
−
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
medium / 720p
12−14
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX250 in Grand Theft Auto V is 305% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p
−
8−9
ultra / 1080p
−
6−7
4K / 2160p
−
2−3
low / 720p
0−1
24−27
medium / 1080p
−
10−12
low / 768p
75−80
100−110
high / 1080p
27−30
−
ultra / 1080p
−
100−105
medium / 1080p
−
100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX250 in Minecraft is 36% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
−
16−18
low / 720p
8−9
50−55
medium / 1080p
−
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX250 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 550% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
−
9−10
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
24−27
medium / 1080p
−
14−16
low / 768p
0−1
45−50
medium / 768p
−
30−33
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
−
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 768p
45−50
95−100
medium / 768p
14−16
55−60
ultra / 1080p
0−1
30−35
high / 768p
12−14
50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX250 in World of Tanks is 176% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
Full Specs
GeForce GTS 160M
GeForce MX250
Architecture
G9x
Pascal
Code name
N10E-GS1
N17S-G2
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
2 March 2009
20 February 2019
Pipelines
64
384
Core clock speed
1500 MHz
1518 MHz
Boost Clock
1582 MHz
Transistor count
505 million
1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
19 billion/sec
24.91
Floating-point performance
192 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
64 Bit
Memory clock speed
7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
51 GB/s
48.06 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
11.1 (10_0)
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
4.0
6.4
OpenGL
2.1
4.6
OpenCL
1.1
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
1.2
CUDA
+
6.1
CUDA cores
64
Bus support
PCI-E 2.0
SLI options
2-way
HDMI
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
S/PDIF
Laptop size
large
large
Gigaflops
288
MXM Type
MXM 3.0 Type-B
Power management
8.0
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