NVIDIA GeForce MX250 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 640

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce MX250 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce MX250

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • Around 4% higher core clock speed: 937 MHz vs 902 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 6.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • 3.4x more memory clock speed: 6008 MHz vs 1782 MHz
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2392 vs 1170
  • 2.5x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 9329 vs 3771
  • 4.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 46.992 vs 11.448
  • 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 535.24 vs 206.777
  • 3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.64 vs 0.792
  • 3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 44.7 vs 14.637
  • 6.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 141.816 vs 20.86
  • Around 89% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4027 vs 2134
  • Around 56% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3710 vs 2375
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3357 vs 3328
  • Around 89% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4027 vs 2134
  • Around 56% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3710 vs 2375
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3357 vs 3328
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 21 February 2019 vs 5 June 2012
Core clock speed 937 MHz vs 902 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt vs 65 Watt
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz vs 1782 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 2392 vs 1170
Geekbench - OpenCL 9329 vs 3771
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 46.992 vs 11.448
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 535.24 vs 206.777
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.64 vs 0.792
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 44.7 vs 14.637
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 141.816 vs 20.86
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4027 vs 2134
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3710 vs 2375
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357 vs 3328
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4027 vs 2134
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3710 vs 2375
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357 vs 3328

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 640

  • Around 23% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 295 vs 240
  • Around 76% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1565 vs 888
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 295 vs 240
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1565 vs 888

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce MX250
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 640

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2392
1170
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
240
295
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
9329
3771
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
46.992
11.448
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
535.24
206.777
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2.64
0.792
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
44.7
14.637
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
141.816
20.86
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4027
2134
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3710
2375
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3357
3328
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4027
2134
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3710
2375
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3357
3328
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
888
1565
Name NVIDIA GeForce MX250 NVIDIA GeForce GT 640
PassMark - G3D Mark 2392 1170
PassMark - G2D Mark 240 295
Geekbench - OpenCL 9329 3771
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 46.992 11.448
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 535.24 206.777
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.64 0.792
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 44.7 14.637
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 141.816 20.86
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4027 2134
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3710 2375
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357 3328
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4027 2134
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3710 2375
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357 3328
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 888 1565

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce MX250 NVIDIA GeForce GT 640

Essentials

Architecture Pascal Kepler
Code name GP108B GK107
Launch date 21 February 2019 5 June 2012
Place in performance rating 861 1158
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $99
Price now $59.99
Value for money (0-100) 25.25

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1038 MHz
Core clock speed 937 MHz 902 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 384
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt 65 Watt
Transistor count 1,800 million 1,270 million
Floating-point performance 692.7 gflops
Texture fill rate 28.86 GTexel / s

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Length 145 mm

API support

DirectX 12.0 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.6 4.6

Memory

Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz 1782 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 28.51 GB / s