GeForce MX250 vs Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire

In this comparison between GeForce MX250 and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire 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 HD 6990M Crossfire will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce MX250 and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce MX250 and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire 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 HD 6990M Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  GeForce MX250 Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2x2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GeForce MX250 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce MX250 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce MX250 is 803 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire.
  • GeForce MX250 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX250 is 6100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 35−40
ultra / 1080p 7−8 21−24
QHD / 1440p 2−3 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 27−30 60−65
medium / 1080p 16−18 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 176% more, than GeForce MX250.

Full Specs

  GeForce MX250 Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire
Architecture Pascal Terascale 2
Code name N17S-G2 Blackcomb XTX
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 20 February 2019 12 July 2011
Pipelines 384 2240
Core clock speed 1518 MHz 715 MHz
Boost Clock 1582 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million 2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 24.91
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2
CUDA 6.1
Laptop size large large
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