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    GeForce GTX 260 vs GeForce MX250

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 260 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 260 stacks up against GeForce MX250, check out specs charts below.
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    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:

    GeForce MX250 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 260 GeForce MX250
    Power consumption (TDP) 182 Watt 10 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x4
    Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 896 MB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 260 has 1720% more power consumption, than GeForce MX250.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GeForce MX250 uses PCIe 3.0 x4 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 260 has 892 GB more memory, than GeForce MX250.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is used in Desktops, and GeForce MX250 - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and GeForce MX250 - with Pascal.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce MX250 is 276 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and GeForce MX250 - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX250 is 6001 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 3−4 12−14
    ultra / 1080p 1−2 7−8
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 2−3
    low / 720p 14−16 27−30
    medium / 1080p 5−6 16−18
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX250 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 166% more, than GeForce GTX 260.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 260 GeForce MX250
    Architecture Tesla 2.0 Pascal
    Code name GT200 N17S-G2
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 16 June 2008 20 February 2019
    Pipelines 192 384
    Core clock speed 1242 MHz 1518 MHz
    Boost Clock 1582 MHz
    Transistor count 1,400 million 1,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 36.9 billion/sec 24.91
    Floating-point performance 476.9 gflops
    Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
    Memory bus width 448 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 999 MHz 7000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 111.9 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 192
    Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support +
    HDMI +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 30 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
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