GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs GeForce MX250

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 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 GTX 1050 Ti stacks up against GeForce MX250, check out specs charts below.

GeForce MX250 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce MX250 is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 MX250 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GeForce MX250
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 10 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x4
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti has 650% more power consumption, than GeForce MX250.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce MX250 uses PCIe 3.0 x4 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and GeForce MX250 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is used in Desktops, and GeForce MX250 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and GeForce MX250 are build with Pascal architecture.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce MX250 is 227 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1050 Ti.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and GeForce MX250 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is 8 MHz higher, than GeForce MX250.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 12−14
ultra / 1080p 21−24 7−8
QHD / 1440p 16−18 2−3
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 27−30
medium / 1080p 40−45 16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 Ti in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 176% more, than GeForce MX250.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GeForce MX250
Architecture Pascal Pascal
Code name N17P-G1 N17S-G2
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 25 October 2016 20 February 2019
Pipelines 768 384
Core clock speed 1291 MHz 1518 MHz
Boost Clock 1392 MHz 1582 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million 1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 66.82 24.91
Floating-point performance 2,138 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 48.06 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2
CUDA + 6.1
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.3 kh/s
CUDA cores 768
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 326 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.01 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 12.62 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 156.48 Sol/s
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