GeForce MX250 vs Radeon HD 6990

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce MX250 and Radeon HD 6990, 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 6990, check out specs charts below.

GeForce MX250 Check Price

Radeon HD 6990 Check Price

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 6990
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	375 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x4	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
	Check Price	Check Price

Radeon HD 6990 has 3650% more power consumption, than GeForce MX250.
GeForce MX250 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x4, and Radeon HD 6990 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce MX250 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6990.
GeForce MX250 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6990 - in Desktops.
GeForce MX250 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 6990 - with TeraScale 3.
Core clock speed of GeForce MX250 is 688 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990.
GeForce MX250 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6990 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce MX250 is 2000 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	7−8	9−10
QHD / 1440p	2−3	3−4
low / 720p	27−30	30−35
medium / 1080p	16−18	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 15% more, than GeForce MX250.
high / 1080p	21−24	24−27
ultra / 1080p	18−20	21−24
QHD / 1440p	4−5	7−8
4K / 2160p	4−5	5−6
low / 720p	45−50	50−55
medium / 1080p	21−24	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Battlefield 5 is 15% more, than GeForce MX250.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce MX250 and Radeon HD 6990 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	190−200	210−220
medium / 768p	160−170	170−180
ultra / 1080p	85−90	95−100
QHD / 1440p	50−55	50−55
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	120−130	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 9% more, than GeForce MX250.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	35−40	40−45
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than GeForce MX250.
low / 768p	100−110	110−120
medium / 768p	85−90	90−95
ultra / 1080p	55−60	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Dota 2 is 8% more, than GeForce MX250.
high / 1080p	14−16	18−20
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
4K / 2160p	5−6	6−7
low / 720p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	16−18	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Far Cry 5 is 5% more, than GeForce MX250.
high / 1080p	21−24	24−27
ultra / 1080p	16−18	18−20
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	90−95	95−100
medium / 1080p	45−50	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Fortnite is 7% more, than GeForce MX250.
high / 1080p	21−24	24−27
ultra / 1080p	18−20	20−22
QHD / 1440p	7−8	9−10
low / 720p	45−50	50−55
medium / 1080p	24−27	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Forza Horizon 4 is 12% more, than GeForce MX250.
low / 768p	75−80	85−90
medium / 768p	70−75	75−80
high / 1080p	24−27	30−33
ultra / 1080p	10−12	12−14
QHD / 1440p	1−2	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Grand Theft Auto V is 13% more, than GeForce MX250.
high / 1080p	8−9	9−10
ultra / 1080p	6−7	7−8
4K / 2160p	2−3	2−3
low / 720p	24−27	27−30
medium / 1080p	10−12	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Metro Exodus is 20% more, than GeForce MX250.
low / 768p	100−110	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−105	100−110
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Minecraft is 3% more, than GeForce MX250.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	16−18	18−20
low / 720p	50−55	55−60
medium / 1080p	21−24	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 10% more, than GeForce MX250.
high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	27−30
medium / 1080p	14−16	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 13% more, than GeForce MX250.
low / 768p	45−50	55−60
medium / 768p	30−33	30−35
high / 1080p	16−18	18−20
ultra / 1080p	10−11	10−12
4K / 2160p	7−8	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 13% more, than GeForce MX250.
low / 768p	95−100	100−110
medium / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−35	35−40
high / 768p	50−55	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in World of Tanks is 6% more, than GeForce MX250.

Full Specs

	GeForce MX250	Radeon HD 6990
Architecture	Pascal	TeraScale 3
Code name	N17S-G2	Antilles
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	20 February 2019	8 March 2011
Pipelines	384	1536
Core clock speed	1518 MHz	830 MHz
Boost Clock	1582 MHz
Transistor count	1,800 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	24.91	79.68
Floating-point performance		2x 2,549.8 gflops
Length		295 mm
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	48.06 GB/s	160.0 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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		265 Mh/s
Laptop size	large
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		24 Mh/s
	Check Price	Check Price

GeForce MX250 vs Radeon HD 6990

GeForce MX250 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

Game benchmarks

Full Specs

Similar compares