GeForce GTX 970M vs GeForce MX250
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 970M 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 970M stacks up against GeForce MX250, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 970M and GeForce MX250 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GTX 970M 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 970M or GeForce MX250 here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 970M
GeForce MX250
Power consumption (TDP)
10 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
PCIe 3.0 x4
Supplementary power connectors
None
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
6 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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GeForce GTX 970M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and GeForce MX250 uses PCIe 3.0 x4 interface.
GeForce GTX 970M has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce MX250.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 970M is build with Maxwell architecture, and GeForce MX250 - with Pascal.
Core clock speed of GeForce MX250 is 594 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970M.
GeForce GTX 970M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce MX250 - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce MX250 is 4500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970M.
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
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 970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 176% more, than GeForce MX250.
high / 1080p
55−60
21−24
ultra / 1080p
45−50
18−20
QHD / 1440p
35−40
4−5
4K / 2160p
18−20
4−5
low / 720p
100−110
45−50
medium / 1080p
60−65
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Battlefield 5 is 170% more, than GeForce MX250.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce MX250.
low / 768p
250−260
190−200
medium / 768p
220−230
160−170
ultra / 1080p
180−190
85−90
QHD / 1440p
110−120
50−55
4K / 2160p
70−75
30−33
high / 768p
210−220
120−130
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 62% more, than GeForce MX250.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
−
35−40
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than GeForce MX250.
low / 768p
120−130
100−110
medium / 768p
110−120
85−90
ultra / 1080p
100−110
55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Dota 2 is 38% more, than GeForce MX250.
high / 1080p
45−50
14−16
ultra / 1080p
40−45
14−16
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
14−16
5−6
low / 720p
80−85
35−40
medium / 1080p
45−50
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Far Cry 5 is 161% more, than GeForce MX250.
high / 1080p
60−65
21−24
ultra / 1080p
45−50
16−18
QHD / 1440p
27−30
16−18
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
low / 720p
180−190
90−95
medium / 1080p
110−120
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Fortnite is 123% more, than GeForce MX250.
high / 1080p
60−65
21−24
ultra / 1080p
45−50
18−20
QHD / 1440p
30−35
7−8
4K / 2160p
24−27
−
low / 720p
100−110
45−50
medium / 1080p
65−70
24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Forza Horizon 4 is 162% more, than GeForce MX250.
low / 768p
140−150
75−80
medium / 768p
120−130
70−75
high / 1080p
70−75
24−27
ultra / 1080p
30−35
10−12
QHD / 1440p
21−24
1−2
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Grand Theft Auto V is 113% more, than GeForce MX250.
high / 1080p
24−27
8−9
ultra / 1080p
20−22
6−7
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
2−3
low / 720p
65−70
24−27
medium / 1080p
30−35
10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Metro Exodus is 210% more, than GeForce MX250.
low / 768p
130−140
100−110
ultra / 1080p
−
100−105
medium / 1080p
120−130
100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Minecraft is 23% more, than GeForce MX250.
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
100−110
50−55
medium / 1080p
18−20
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 53% more, than GeForce MX250.
high / 1080p
24−27
12−14
ultra / 1080p
16−18
9−10
QHD / 1440p
10−11
0−1
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
low / 720p
65−70
24−27
medium / 1080p
35−40
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 140% more, than GeForce MX250.
low / 768p
130−140
45−50
medium / 768p
85−90
30−33
high / 1080p
45−50
16−18
ultra / 1080p
24−27
10−11
4K / 2160p
16−18
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 181% more, than GeForce MX250.
low / 768p
90−95
95−100
medium / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
50−55
30−35
high / 768p
60−65
50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in World of Tanks is 11% more, than GeForce MX250.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 970M
GeForce MX250
Architecture
Maxwell
Pascal
Code name
GM204
N17S-G2
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
7 October 2014
20 February 2019
Pipelines
1280
384
Core clock speed
924 MHz
1518 MHz
Boost Clock
1038 MHz
1582 MHz
Transistor count
5,200 million
1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
83.04
24.91
Floating-point performance
2,657 gflops
Memory bus width
192 Bit
64 Bit
Memory clock speed
2500 MHz
7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
120 GB/s
48.06 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
G-SYNC support
+
DirectX
12 (12_1)
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
6.4
6.4
OpenGL
4.5
4.6
OpenCL
1.1
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
1.2
CUDA
+
6.1
CUDA cores
1280
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
SLI options
+
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
314 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
large
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support
+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
+
Optimus
+
GameStream
+
GeForce ShadowPlay
+
GPU Boost
2.0
GameWorks
+
BatteryBoost
+
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