AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 vs NVIDIA GeForce MX250
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ► remove from comparison
The AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 is an integrated GPU for notebooks. It is used in the Ryzen 4000 and Ryzen 5000 mobile APUs. The GPU is based on the Vega architecture (5th generation GCN) and has 7 CUs (= 448 shaders) clocked at up to 1,800 MHz. The iGPU's performance depends on the TDP of an APU (15, 35, 45 W or cTDP), the clocks, the cooling, and the memory configuration). The GPU should benefit from fast dual-channel DDR4-3200 RAM (contrary to DDR4-2133 single-channel, which is also possible).
The Vega architecture offers some improvements over the Polaris generation and now supports DirectX 12 Feature Level 12_1. More information is available in our dedicated article about the Raven Ridge architecture .
The performance should be slightly lower than the older RX Vega 8 GPU (1 CU more, but lower clock speed). That means, only some demanding games of 2019 will run in lowest detail settings. Less demanding games like Fifa 20 or Dirt Rally 2.0 should run in higher settings and 1920 x 1080.
Thanks to the 7 nm process and clever power-saving features, the power consumption is comparatively low (according to AMD), so the iGPU won't look out of place in a slimmer, lighter laptop.
NVIDIA GeForce MX250 ► remove from comparison
The Nvidia GeForce MX250 is a dedicated entry-level mobile graphics card for laptops . It is based on the same Pascal GP108 chip as the predecessor, the GeForce MX150 / desktop GeForce GT 1030 but features increased clock speeds. As with the MX150, the MX250 is available in two versions, the normal 25 Watt version (1D13 device ID) and a low power version with 10 Watt TDP (1D25 device ID) and reduced performance (The MX150 with 10W had a 32% lower clock speed). The GDDR5 memory interface now also supports speeds up to 3.5 GHz = 7 GHz effective (up from 3 GHz).
The GP108 chip is manufactured in a 14 nm FinFET process at Samsung (LPP) and offers a number of new features, including support for DisplayPort 1.4 (ready), HDMI 2.0b, HDR and improved H.265 video de- and encoding (PlayReady 3.0). 4K HDR with Netflix however wont run due to the minimum 3 GB graphics memory that is required. Compared to the bigger Pascal chips, the small GP108 does not support Simultaneous Multi-Projection (SMP) for VR and G-Sync. A full list of improvements and the new Pascal desktop GPUs is available in our dedicated Pascal architecture article .
Thanks to the increased core speeds (up to +3% in Boost for the 25 Watt version, and faster memory speeds), the new MX250 should be slightly faster than the older MX150. First benchmarks indicate a 5% increase. Still modern should only run fluent in low settings (see the page of the MX150 for games and benchmarks ).
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 NVIDIA GeForce MX250 GeForce MX200 Series GeForce MX250 384 @ 1.52 - 1.58 GHz 64 Bit @ 7000 MHz GeForce MX230 256 @ 1.52 - 1.53 GHz 64 Bit @ 7000 MHz
Codename Vega Raven Ridge N17S-G2 Architecture Vega Pascal Pipelines 448 - unified 384 - unified Core Speed 1800 (Boost) MHz 1518 - 1582 (Boost) MHz Shared Memory no no API DirectX 12_1 DirectX 12_1, OpenGL 4.5 Power Consumption 15 Watt 10/25 Watt technology 7 nm 14 nm Features Tiled Rasterization, Shared Memory (up to Dual-Channel DDR4-2400) Vulkan 1.1, OpenGL 4.6, OpenCL 1.2, GPU Boost 3.0, Multi Monitor, Nvidia Optimus Date of Announcement 07.01.2020 20.02.2019 TMUs 32 ROPs 16 Memory Speed 7000 effective = 1502 MHz Memory Bus Width 64 Bit Memory Type GDDR5 Max. Amount of Memory 4 GB Memory Bandwidth 48.1 GB/s PCIe 3.0 Link to Manufacturer Page https://www.geforce.com/hardware/noteboo...
CPU in Vega 7 GPU Base Speed GPU Boost / Turbo AMD Ryzen 7 4800H 8 x 2900 MHz, 45 W ? MHz 1600 MHz AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6 x 3900 MHz, 65 W ? MHz 1900 MHz AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS 8 x 2900 MHz, 35 W ? MHz 1600 MHz » show 9 more AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U 8 x 1700 MHz, 15 W ? MHz 1600 MHz AMD Ryzen 7 4700U 8 x 2000 MHz, 15 W ? MHz 1600 MHz AMD Ryzen 5 5625U 6 x 2300 MHz, 25 W ? MHz 1800 MHz AMD Ryzen 5 5625C 6 x 2300 MHz, 25 W ? MHz 1800 MHz AMD Ryzen 5 5600U 6 x 2300 MHz, 25 W ? MHz 1800 MHz AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U 6 x 2300 MHz, 25 W ? MHz 1800 MHz AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U 6 x 2300 MHz, 25 W ? MHz 1800 MHz AMD Ryzen 5 4680U 6 x 2200 MHz, 15 W ? MHz 1500 MHz AMD Ryzen 5 5500U 6 x 2100 MHz, 25 W ? MHz 1800 MHz min. - max. ? MHz 1500 - 1900 MHz
Benchmarks Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Vega 7
10.8 pt (12%)
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Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - GeForce MX250
8.7 pt (9%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
min: 838 avg: 1128 median: 1139.5 (6%) max: 1305 Points
min: 980 avg: 1186 median: 1220.5 (6%) max: 1308 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
min: 728 avg: 992 median: 1009 (5%) max: 1152 Points
min: 881 avg: 1070 median: 1103 (5%) max: 1169 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 145847 avg: 181514 median: 189504 (25%) max: 202728 Points
min: 100071 avg: 213047 median: 235421 (31%) max: 252549 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
min: 76256 avg: 91795 median: 94987 (13%) max: 103272 Points
min: 22385 avg: 68911 median: 78819 (11%) max: 81895 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 13855 avg: 18232 median: 18745.5 (23%) max: 21889 Points
min: 8009 avg: 13380 median: 13121 (16%) max: 17955 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 16972 avg: 23498 median: 24479 (10%) max: 27164 Points
min: 13805 avg: 21491 median: 21545 (9%) max: 23863 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 2135 avg: 2957 median: 3026 (8%) max: 3457 Points
min: 2726 avg: 3201 median: 3244.5 (8%) max: 3567 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 2407 avg: 3253 median: 3343 (6%) max: 3778 Points
min: 2939 avg: 3531 median: 3660 (7%) max: 3885 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 107282 avg: 123914 median: 127164 (17%) max: 135268 Points
min: 42088 avg: 80269 median: 86686 (12%) max: 101192 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Night Raid
min: 10816 avg: 12410 median: 12467 (15%) max: 14036 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Night Raid Graphics Score
min: 12683 avg: 13522 median: 13528 (8%) max: 14630 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 4125 avg: 5280 median: 5351 (11%) max: 5982 Points
min: 3930 avg: 4666 median: 4850 (10%) max: 5302 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 3993 avg: 5063 median: 5181 (7%) max: 5731 Points
min: 3585 avg: 4404 median: 4633 (7%) max: 4942 Points
3DMark Vantage 3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 15715 avg: 16557 median: 16557 (14%) max: 17399 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA GeForce MX250
min: 16135 avg: 16488 median: 16487.5 (14%) max: 16840 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 13297 avg: 13877 median: 13877 (11%) max: 14457 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA GeForce MX250
min: 15626 avg: 15925 median: 15924.5 (12%) max: 16223 Points
3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard
37469 Points (39%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R9YN R7 4700U 29.8 W / 18 W Vega 7 1600 / 1600 MHz8 GB 37469
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
56769 Points (30%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
min: 17265 avg: 19557 median: 19353 (29%) max: 22324 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA GeForce MX250
min: 22246 avg: 25429 median: 25428.5 (38%) max: 28611 Points
Unigine Valley 1.0 - Unigine Valley 1.0 DX
9.6 fps (4%)
17 fps (7%)
Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 DX 11
34.8 fps (12%)
43.6 fps (14%)
Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 OpenGL
30.8 fps (14%)
43.7 fps (19%)
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
44.6 fps (8%)
58.9 fps (11%)
SPECviewperf 12 specvp12 sw-03 + NVIDIA GeForce MX250 SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
16.7 fps (7%)
specvp12 snx-02 + NVIDIA GeForce MX250 SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
2.1 fps (1%)
specvp12 showcase-01 + NVIDIA GeForce MX250 SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
16.7 fps (6%)
specvp12 mediacal-01 + NVIDIA GeForce MX250 SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
18.1 fps (11%)
specvp12 maya-04 + NVIDIA GeForce MX250 SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
3 fps (1%)
specvp12 energy-01 + NVIDIA GeForce MX250 SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
1.1 fps (3%)
specvp12 creo-01 + NVIDIA GeForce MX250 SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
10.6 fps (6%)
specvp12 catia-04 + NVIDIA GeForce MX250 SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
9.2 fps (3%)
specvp12 3dsmax-05 + NVIDIA GeForce MX250 SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05
27.9 fps (8%)
SPECviewperf 13 specvp13 sw-04 + AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 sw-04
57.3 fps (26%)
specvp13 sw-04 + NVIDIA GeForce MX250
34.8 fps (16%)
specvp13 snx-03 + AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 snx-03
64 fps (10%)
specvp13 snx-03 + NVIDIA GeForce MX250
6.1 fps (1%)
specvp13 showcase-02 + AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 showcase-02
15.5 fps (6%)
specvp13 showcase-02 + NVIDIA GeForce MX250
16.7 fps (6%)
specvp13 medical-02 + AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 medical-02
15.8 fps (9%)
specvp13 medical-02 + NVIDIA GeForce MX250
10.9 fps (6%)
specvp13 maya-05 + AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 maya-05
44.9 fps (8%)
specvp13 maya-05 + NVIDIA GeForce MX250
49.5 fps (9%)
specvp13 energy-02 + AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 energy-02
0.9 fps (1%)
specvp13 energy-02 + NVIDIA GeForce MX250 0.5 fps (0%)
specvp13 creo-02 + AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 creo-02
41.4 fps (11%)
specvp13 creo-02 + NVIDIA GeForce MX250
26.7 fps (7%)
specvp13 catia-05 + AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 catia-05
48.7 fps (10%)
specvp13 catia-05 + NVIDIA GeForce MX250
26.3 fps (6%)
specvp13 3dsmax-06 + AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 3dsmax-06
37.7 fps (10%)
specvp13 3dsmax-06 + NVIDIA GeForce MX250
27.7 fps (7%)
SPECviewperf 2020 specvp2020 solidworks-05 1080p + AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 solidworks-05 1080p
min: 20.6 avg: 22 median: 22 (10%) max: 23.36 fps
specvp2020 snx-04 1080p + AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 snx-04 1080p
min: 28 avg: 45.8 median: 45.8 (15%) max: 63.6 fps
specvp2020 medical-03 1080p + AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 medical-03 1080p
min: 7.18 avg: 7.3 median: 7.3 (13%) max: 7.5 fps
specvp2020 maya-06 1080p + AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 maya-06 1080p
min: 41 avg: 44.5 median: 44.5 (13%) max: 47.95 fps
specvp2020 energy-03 1080p + AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 energy-03 1080p
min: 0.77 avg: 0.8 median: 0.8 (1%) max: 0.89 fps
specvp2020 creo-03 1080p + AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 creo-03 1080p
min: 21.9 avg: 24.3 median: 24.3 (17%) max: 26.67 fps
specvp2020 catia-06 1080p + AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 catia-06 1080p
min: 9.74 avg: 10.2 median: 10.2 (10%) max: 10.59 fps
specvp2020 3dsmax-07 1080p + AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 3dsmax-07 1080p
min: 7.57 avg: 11.6 median: 11.6 (9%) max: 15.71 fps
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 5591 avg: 9921 median: 10724 (46%) max: 11763 Points
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA GeForce MX250
min: 3683 avg: 5523 median: 6469 (27%) max: 6839 Points
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 39.33 avg: 57.7 median: 61.3 (22%) max: 65.2 fps
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce MX250
min: 65.6 avg: 73.5 median: 69.6 (25%) max: 85.2 fps
Cinebench R15 Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 52.5 avg: 67.2 median: 67.3 (18%) max: 82.2 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce MX250
min: 48.5 avg: 96.5 median: 99.3 (27%) max: 114.8 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
98 % (98%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce MX250
min: 99.6 avg: 99.6 median: 99.6 (100%) max: 100 %
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16 + AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16
210.2 fps (6%)
GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16 + NVIDIA GeForce MX250
min: 60 avg: 103.5 median: 103.5 (3%) max: 147 fps
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
234.7 fps (2%)
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + NVIDIA GeForce MX250
min: 265 avg: 268.6 median: 268.6 (2%) max: 272.2 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan
88.1 fps (24%)
min: 60 avg: 79.9 median: 79.9 (22%) max: 99.7 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
90.1 fps (7%)
min: 136 avg: 141.2 median: 141.2 (11%) max: 146.4 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Onscreen
min: 41 avg: 44.4 median: 43.8 (28%) max: 48.3 fps
40.2 fps (26%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 25.5 avg: 26.8 median: 26.1 (8%) max: 28.8 fps
33.3 fps (11%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Onscreen
min: 56.5 avg: 57.9 median: 57.4 (28%) max: 59.8 fps
66.7 fps (32%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 63.3 avg: 67.4 median: 64.3 (9%) max: 74.6 fps
79 fps (11%)
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Onscreen
53.6 fps (2%)
min: 57 avg: 63.5 median: 63.5 (2%) max: 69.9 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
54.3 fps (0%)
min: 66 avg: 69.5 median: 69.5 (0%) max: 73 fps
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
105 fps (9%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R9YN R7 4700U 29.8 W / 18 W Vega 7 1600 / 1600 MHz bc78 GB 105
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
min: 400 avg: 466 median: 497 (2%) max: 501 Samples/s
min: 505 avg: 629 median: 629 (3%) max: 753 Samples/s
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
min: 874 avg: 916 median: 910 (2%) max: 963 Samples/s
min: 895 avg: 1173 median: 1172.5 (2%) max: 1450 Samples/s
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
min: 2925 avg: 2943 median: 2928 (6%) max: 2976 Points
min: 2804 avg: 2806 median: 2806 (5%) max: 2808 Points
Power Consumption - Furmark Stress Test Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 26.3 avg: 33.4 median: 33.5 (5%) max: 40.5 Watt
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min: 37.4 avg: 43.3 median: 41.3 (6%) max: 49 Watt
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Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 26.8 avg: 33.6 median: 33.7 (5%) max: 40.4 Watt