NVIDIA GeForce MX250 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce MX250 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. 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) 5 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 14x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • 1001.3x more memory clock speed: 6008 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s
  • Around 54% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 46.992 vs 30.505
  • Around 26% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 44.7 vs 35.416
  • 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 141.816 vs 62.69
  • Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4027 vs 3581
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3710 vs 3690
  • Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4027 vs 3581
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3710 vs 3690
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 21 February 2019 vs 6 September 2012
Boost clock speed 1038 MHz vs 1033 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt vs 140 Watt
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 46.992 vs 30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 44.7 vs 35.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 141.816 vs 62.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4027 vs 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3710 vs 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4027 vs 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3710 vs 3690

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

  • Around 5% higher core clock speed: 980 MHz vs 937 MHz
  • 2.5x more pipelines: 960 vs 384
  • Around 65% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4001 vs 2429
  • Around 98% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 478 vs 242
  • Around 24% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11225 vs 9054
  • Around 32% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 705.293 vs 535.24
  • Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.085 vs 2.64
  • Around 47% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1309 vs 888
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 980 MHz vs 937 MHz
Pipelines 960 vs 384
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 4001 vs 2429
PassMark - G2D Mark 478 vs 242
Geekbench - OpenCL 11225 vs 9054
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 705.293 vs 535.24
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.085 vs 2.64
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3365 vs 3357
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3365 vs 3357
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1309 vs 888

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce MX250
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2429
4001
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
242
478
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
9054
11225
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
46.992
30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
535.24
705.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2.64
3.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
44.7
35.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
141.816
62.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4027
3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3710
3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3357
3365
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4027
3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3710
3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3357
3365
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
888
1309
Name NVIDIA GeForce MX250 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
PassMark - G3D Mark 2429 4001
PassMark - G2D Mark 242 478
Geekbench - OpenCL 9054 11225
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 46.992 30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 535.24 705.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.64 3.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 44.7 35.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 141.816 62.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4027 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3710 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357 3365
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4027 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3710 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357 3365
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 888 1309

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce MX250 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Essentials

Architecture Pascal Kepler
Code name GP108B GK106
Launch date 21 February 2019 6 September 2012
Place in performance rating 884 771
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $229
Price now $349.99
Value for money (0-100) 14.35

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1038 MHz 1033 MHz
Core clock speed 937 MHz 980 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 960
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt 140 Watt
Transistor count 1,800 million 2,540 million
CUDA cores 960
Floating-point performance 1,981 gflops
Texture fill rate 78.4 billion / sec

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI..., 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Audio input for HDMI Internal
G-SYNC support
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None One 6-pin
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm)

API support

DirectX 12.0 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.6 4.3

Memory

Memory bus width 64 Bit 192-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz 6.0 GB/s
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 144.2 GB / s

Technologies

3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
GPU Boost
SLI
TXAA