GeForce MX250 vs Radeon Pro 5500M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce MX250 and Radeon Pro 5500M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce MX250 and Radeon Pro 5500M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce MX250 and Radeon Pro 5500M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce MX250 and Radeon Pro 5500M 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 Pro 5500M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce MX250 Radeon Pro 5500M
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon Pro 5500M has 750% more power consumption, than GeForce MX250.
  • GeForce MX250 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x4, and Radeon Pro 5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon Pro 5500M has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce MX250.
  • GeForce MX250 is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro 5500M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce MX250 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon Pro 5500M - with Navi / RDNA.
  • GeForce MX250 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 5500M is 5000 MHz higher, than GeForce MX250.

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 Pro 5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 176% more, than GeForce MX250.

Full Specs

  GeForce MX250 Radeon Pro 5500M
Architecture Pascal Navi / RDNA
Code name N17S-G2 Navi 14
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 20 February 2019 13 November 2019
Pipelines 384 1536
Core clock speed 1518 MHz
Boost Clock 1582 MHz 1300 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 24.91 139.2
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB/s 192.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.5
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
Laptop size large medium sized
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