NVIDIA GeForce MX250 vs AMD Radeon Pro 555X

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce MX250 and AMD Radeon Pro 555X videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA GeForce MX250

AMD Radeon Pro 555X

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce MX250

Videocard is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
Around 3% higher core clock speed: 937 MHz vs 907 MHz
7.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 75 Watt
Around 18% higher memory clock speed: 6008 MHz vs 5100 MHz
Around 33% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 46.992 vs 35.283
Around 58% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3710 vs 2350
Around 58% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3710 vs 2350

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 February 2019 vs 16 July 2018
Core clock speed	937 MHz vs 907 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 75 Watt
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz vs 5100 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	46.992 vs 35.283
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3710 vs 2350
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357 vs 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3710 vs 2350
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357 vs 3351

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro 555X

2x more pipelines: 768 vs 384
Around 36% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 12706 vs 9329
Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 668.308 vs 535.24
Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.158 vs 2.64
Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 49.593 vs 44.7
Around 21% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 170.952 vs 141.816
Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4093 vs 4027
Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4093 vs 4027

Specifications (specs)
Pipelines	768 vs 384
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	12706 vs 9329
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	668.308 vs 535.24
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.158 vs 2.64
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	49.593 vs 44.7
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	170.952 vs 141.816
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4093 vs 4027
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4093 vs 4027

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce MX250
GPU 2: AMD Radeon Pro 555X

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

9329

12706

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

46.992

35.283

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

535.24

668.308

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.64

3.158

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

44.7

49.593

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

141.816

170.952

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4027

4093

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3710

2350

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3357

3351

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4027

4093

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3710

2350

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3357

3351

Name	NVIDIA GeForce MX250	AMD Radeon Pro 555X
PassMark - G3D Mark	2392
PassMark - G2D Mark	240
Geekbench - OpenCL	9329	12706
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	46.992	35.283
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	535.24	668.308
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.64	3.158
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	44.7	49.593
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	141.816	170.952
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4027	4093
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3710	2350
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357	3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4027	4093
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3710	2350
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357	3351
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	888

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce MX250	AMD Radeon Pro 555X
Essentials
Architecture	Pascal	GCN 4.0
Code name	GP108B	Polaris 21
Launch date	21 February 2019	16 July 2018
Place in performance rating	861	964
Type	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1038 MHz
Core clock speed	937 MHz	907 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Pipelines	384	768
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	75 Watt
Transistor count	1,800 million	3,000 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
API support
DirectX	12.0	12.0 (12_0)
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Memory
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz	5100 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5