GeForce GTX 1650 mobile vs GeForce MX250

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1650 mobile and GeForce MX250. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 1650 mobile and GeForce MX250. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce GTX 1650 mobile and GeForce MX250 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 1650 mobile 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 GTX 1650 mobile or GeForce MX250 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1650 mobile GeForce MX250
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 10 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x4
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5, GDDR6 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 1650 mobile has 400% more power consumption, than GeForce MX250.
  • GeForce GTX 1650 mobile is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce MX250 uses PCIe 3.0 x4 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 1650 mobile and GeForce MX250 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 1650 mobile is build with Turing architecture, and GeForce MX250 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce MX250 is 123 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1650 mobile.
  • GeForce GTX 1650 mobile is manufactured by 12 nm process technology, and GeForce MX250 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1650 mobile is 1000 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 1650 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 176% more, than GeForce MX250.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1650 mobile GeForce MX250
Architecture Turing Pascal
Code name N18P-G0, N18P-G61 N17S-G2
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 23 April 2019 20 February 2019
Pipelines 1024 384
Core clock speed 1395 MHz 1518 MHz
Boost Clock 1560 MHz 1582 MHz
Transistor count 4,700 million 1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 99.84 24.91
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.0 GB/s 48.06 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.5 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.140 1.2
CUDA 7.5 6.1
Laptop size medium sized large
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