GeForce MX250 vs Quadro K4000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce MX250 and Quadro K4000, 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 Quadro K4000, check out specs charts below.

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:

Main Specs

  GeForce MX250 Quadro K4000
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 80 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro K4000 has 700% more power consumption, than GeForce MX250.
  • GeForce MX250 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x4, and Quadro K4000 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce MX250 has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro K4000.
  • GeForce MX250 is used in Laptops, and Quadro K4000 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce MX250 is build with Pascal architecture, and Quadro K4000 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce MX250 is 708 MHz higher, than Quadro K4000.
  • GeForce MX250 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Quadro K4000 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX250 is 1384 MHz higher, than Quadro K4000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 14−16
ultra / 1080p 7−8 8−9
QHD / 1440p 2−3 3−4
low / 720p 27−30 27−30
medium / 1080p 16−18 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 7% more, than GeForce MX250.

Full Specs

  GeForce MX250 Quadro K4000
Architecture Pascal Kepler
Code name N17S-G2 GK106
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 20 February 2019 1 March 2013
Pipelines 384 768
Core clock speed 1518 MHz 810 MHz
Boost Clock 1582 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million 2,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 24.91 51.84
Floating-point performance 1,244 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 5616 MHz
Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB/s 134.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2 1.1.126
CUDA 6.1 3.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.21 kh/s
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 61 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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