# NVIDIA GeForce MX250

Desktop GPU: NVIDIA

Also called nvidia geforce mx250, geforce mx250

NVIDIA, Desktop GPU, Pascal

NVIDIA GeForce desktop graphics card on Pascal, with 2 GB GDDR5 at 25 W board power on a 14 nm process.

## What you need to know

NVIDIA GeForce MX250 is a desktop gpu with a thin public spec record.

NVIDIA GeForce MX250 is documented from public spec sources. 2 GB GDDR5 is the frame buffer on the reference sheet. Treat the spec table as the facts. Missing fields stay Unknown.

- **Still good?**: Only if the workload is light

  **Product age**: Not recorded

  **Upgrade pressure**: Unknown

Feex says

If games feel slow, I would check settings and the CPU before I shop. Eight gigabytes fills up faster than a SKU name admits.

## What this hardware means today

Age and usefulness are not the same number. This page keeps them separate.

- **Performance today**: **Modest.** Modest for the class. Resolution and settings still win.

  **Product age Not recorded**: **Not recorded.** Launch date is not recorded on this sheet.

  **Support status **: **Supported.** Current GeForce Game Ready and Studio drivers still cover this generation unless the vendor has retired it.

  **Upgrade pressure **: **Unknown.** Upgrade pressure comes from VRAM-heavy games first, not from the card being unusable.

## Where does it sit?

Pascal sits on the recent GeForce RTX timeline. Partner cards can change coolers, connectors, and clocks.

RTX 20

RTX 30

RTX 40

RTX 50

## Performance context

These are qualitative readings, not a fake 8.7 out of 10. Resolution, settings, and the CPU still win.

### 1080p gaming: Modest

More GPU than most 1080p setups need if this card is in the current or previous generation.

### 1440p gaming: Average

Settings may need to drop before 1440p feels smooth.

### 4K gaming: Limited

Native 4K is where memory size and the memory bus show up. Upscaling changes the picture.

### Creator work: Good

Light GPU acceleration is fine. Large video timelines will ask for more memory.

### Efficiency: Excellent

The sheet lists 25 W board power. Partner cards can differ.

## Should you upgrade?

Probably not if the card is not the bottleneck.

### Upgrade makes more sense if

- You play at native 4K and the frame buffer is the limit
- Current games are GPU-bound at your resolution and settings
- You need current-generation features this card does not have
- Your present GPU is a much older generation and this would be a real step up

### Upgrade makes less sense if

- You already play at a resolution this card can feed
- The CPU, RAM, or storage is what actually stalls the machine
- You are shopping for a newer card in the same class to fix a software or driver problem

## Specifications

Figures below follow the Feex Hardware Database record for this SKU. Partner cards can still differ. Fields without a recorded value are omitted.

### Graphics processor

NVIDIA GeForce MX250 is built on Pascal using a 14 nm process.

| Manufacturer          | NVIDIA        |
| --------------------- | ------------- |
| Family                | GeForce       |
| Architecture          | Pascal        |
| Manufacturing process | 14 nm         |
| Transistors           | 1,800 million |
| Die size              | 74 mm²        |
| Integrated            | No            |
| Mobile                | No            |
| Workstation           | No            |
| Segment               | Desktop       |

### Shader configuration

NVIDIA GeForce MX250 lists 384 shading units on this sheet.

| CUDA cores            | 384 |
| --------------------- | --- |
| Compute units         | 3   |
| Texture mapping units | 24  |
| Render output units   | 16  |

### Clock speeds

Base clock is 1.52 GHz. Boost reaches 1.58 GHz.

| Base clock  | 1.52 GHz |
| ----------- | -------- |
| Boost clock | 1.58 GHz |

### Memory

NVIDIA GeForce MX250 addresses 2 GB.

| Memory type      | GDDR5   |
| ---------------- | ------- |
| Memory size      | 2 GB    |
| Memory interface | 64-bit  |
| Memory bandwidth | 48 GB/s |
| Memory clock     | 1.5 GHz |

### Power and board

NVIDIA GeForce MX250 lists 25 W board power.

| Board power | 25 W |
| ----------- | ---- |

## Independent scores

###

These are third-party benchmark figures stored in the Feex Hardware Database. They are not Feex measurements.

| PassMark G3D | 2,376 PassMark figure via PassMark Videocard Benchmark. Not a Feex measurement. |
| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| PassMark G2D | 237 PassMark figure via PassMark Videocard Benchmark. Not a Feex measurement.   |

## Compatibility

| Slot  | PCI Express x16. Check the exact link rate on the board.                                      |
| ----- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Power | 25 W on the sheet. The power plug is a partner-card detail.                                   |
| Case  | Length, thickness, and slot count vary by partner cooler. Measure the case, not the SKU name. |

The SKU name is not a cooler, a length, or a power plug. Read the exact partner card before you buy or install.

Seat power connectors fully. A loose high-power plug can overheat. That is a connector problem, not a reason to assume the GPU is dead.

Driver packages from a previous GPU are a common crash source. Clean-install the current vendor package before you replace hardware.

### No display after install

Plug the monitor into the GPU outputs, not the motherboard, unless this is an integrated part. A black screen with fans spinning is often a power plug, a seated PCIe card, or the display cable.

### Driver installs, then games crash

Use the vendor package that matches this generation. A leftover driver from a previous GPU is a common cause.

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## Sources and verification

Reviewed by Feex editorial. Last verified August 2026 Status: Partially Verified. [How we research](https://feex.it/wiki/research).

- [Feex Hardware Database ](https://foxhole.feex.it/gpu/nvidia-geforce-mx250)· Specification source used for this sheet. CC BY 4.0.
- [PassMark Videocard Benchmark ](https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/GPU_mega_page.html)· Independent benchmark. Not a Feex measurement.

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- **Manufacturer**: NVIDIA

  **Family**: GeForce

  **Architecture**: Pascal

  **Memory**: 2 GB GDDR5

  **Status**: Not recorded

Partially Verified: Last verified August 2026

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