GeForce MX250 vs Radeon HD 5870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce MX250 and Radeon HD 5870, 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 MX250 stacks up against Radeon HD 5870, 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 MX250	Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	188 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x4	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5870 has 1780% more power consumption, than GeForce MX250.
GeForce MX250 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x4, and Radeon HD 5870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce MX250 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5870.
GeForce MX250 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5870 - in Desktops.
GeForce MX250 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 5870 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce MX250 is 668 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.
GeForce MX250 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5870 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce MX250 is 2200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	12−14	10−12
ultra / 1080p	7−8	6−7
QHD / 1440p	2−3	1−2
low / 720p	27−30	24−27
medium / 1080p	16−18	14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX250 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 18% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	21−24	18−20
ultra / 1080p	18−20	16−18
QHD / 1440p	4−5	1−2
4K / 2160p	4−5	−
low / 720p	45−50	35−40
medium / 1080p	21−24	20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX250 in Battlefield 5 is 21% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce MX250 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	190−200	180−190
medium / 768p	160−170	150−160
ultra / 1080p	85−90	75−80
QHD / 1440p	50−55	45−50
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	120−130	110−120
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX250 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 7% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	35−40	30−35
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX250 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	100−110	95−100
medium / 768p	85−90	80−85
ultra / 1080p	55−60	50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX250 in Dota 2 is 7% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	14−16	12−14
ultra / 1080p	14−16	12−14
4K / 2160p	5−6	5−6
low / 720p	35−40	30−33
medium / 1080p	16−18	14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX250 in Far Cry 5 is 20% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	21−24	20−22
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
low / 720p	90−95	80−85
medium / 1080p	45−50	35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX250 in Fortnite is 12% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	21−24	18−20
ultra / 1080p	18−20	16−18
QHD / 1440p	7−8	5−6
low / 720p	45−50	40−45
medium / 1080p	24−27	21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX250 in Forza Horizon 4 is 14% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	75−80	70−75
medium / 768p	70−75	60−65
high / 1080p	24−27	21−24
ultra / 1080p	10−12	9−10
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX250 in Grand Theft Auto V is 12% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	8−9	7−8
ultra / 1080p	6−7	5−6
4K / 2160p	2−3	1−2
low / 720p	24−27	21−24
medium / 1080p	10−12	10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX250 in Metro Exodus is 11% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
ultra / 1080p	100−105	95−100
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX250 in Minecraft is 1% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	21−24	20−22
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	50−55	45−50
medium / 1080p	21−24	21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX250 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 3% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	9−10	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	21−24
medium / 1080p	14−16	14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX250 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 7% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	45−50	40−45
medium / 768p	30−33	24−27
high / 1080p	16−18	14−16
ultra / 1080p	10−11	9−10
4K / 2160p	7−8	7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX250 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	95−100	95−100
medium / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	30−35	27−30
high / 768p	50−55	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX250 in World of Tanks is 5% more, than Radeon HD 5870.

Full Specs

	GeForce MX250	Radeon HD 5870
Architecture	Pascal	TeraScale 2
Code name	N17S-G2	Cypress
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	20 February 2019	23 September 2009
Pipelines	384	1600
Core clock speed	1518 MHz	850 MHz
Boost Clock	1582 MHz
Transistor count	1,800 million	2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	24.91	68.00
Floating-point performance		2,720.0 gflops
Length		282 mm
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	48.06 GB/s	153.6 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2	N/A
CUDA	6.1
Laptop size	large
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GeForce MX250 vs Radeon HD 5870

GeForce MX250 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

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