GeForce MX250 vs Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge

In this comparison between GeForce MX250 and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce MX250 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce MX250 and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce MX250 and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge 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 MX250 or Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge here:

Main Specs

  GeForce MX250 Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 12-45 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge has 20% more power consumption, than GeForce MX250.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce MX250 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
  • GeForce MX250 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 3−4
ultra / 1080p 7−8 1−2
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 27−30 14−16
medium / 1080p 16−18 5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX250 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 166% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.

Full Specs

  GeForce MX250 Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge
Architecture Pascal GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name N17S-G2 Bristol Ridge
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 20 February 2019 1 June 2016
Pipelines 384 384
Core clock speed 1518 MHz
Boost Clock 1582 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million 3100 Million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 24.91
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB/s
Shared memory - +
DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2
CUDA 6.1
Laptop size large medium sized
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