HP 250 G8

laptop 2020 15.6" dGPU โฑ ~4h โš–๏ธ 1.74 kg โš–๏ธ slight imbalance
USComp Score
49
out of 100
Fit for you
68/100
โœš Strong: fit_value โš  Weak: fit_reliability
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Related resources

CPU
70
Pentium Silver N6000
GPU
49
GeForce MX450
RAM max
64 GB
DDR4
Battery
41 Wh
~4h
Price
$140
market
Age
6 years
2020
๐Ÿ“ Our review

HP 250 G8 review

HP 250 G8 โ€” from 2020, 1.74 kg, performance 66.

USComp Score
49
/100
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๐Ÿ“Œ Quick verdict

Overall score 49/100. Strongest suit โ€” Connectivity (95), weakest โ€” Gaming (46).

โœ“ Strengths

Connectivity (95) ยท Light office (89)

๐Ÿ’ฐ Price trend

2020
$1,300
2021
$1,144
2022
$1,007
2023
$886
2024
$780
2025
$686
2026
$604
2027
$531
๐Ÿ“‰ Loses ~$116/year (9%).

Full specifications

Brand
HP
Series
HP 240/250/255/350/445 G-series (SMB value)
Type
Business
Release year
2020
Screen size
15.6"
Resolution
1920x1080
Panel type
tn
Color gamut (sRGB)
100%~
Processor
Intel Celeron N4500 , Intel Pentium Silver N6000 , Intel Pentium Gold 7505 , Intel Core i3 1115G4 , Intel Core i5 1135G7 , Intel Core i7 1165G7 , Intel Core i3 1215U , Intel Core i5 1235U , Intel Core i5 1240P , Intel Core i7 1255U , Intel Core i7 1260P , Intel Celeron N4020
Graphics
GeForce MX450 2GB , GeForce MX550 2GB
RAM (max)
64 GB DDR4
Weight
1.74 kg
Ports
6
Battery
41 Wh

Performance metrics

Performance 66
Portability 48
Light office 89
Gaming 46
Creative 52
Energy efficiency 83
Connectivity 95
Value 85
Color accuracy โ€”

Processors (1)

Pentium Silver N6000
Intel ยท โ€” ยท 4 cores
VM AES
9

Graphics (2 discrete + 0 integrated)

GeForce MX450 (dGPU)
2 GB ยท GDDR5, GDDR6
CUDA
45
GeForce MX550 (dGPU)
2 GB ยท GDDR6
CUDA
49

๐ŸŽฎ Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game FPS (1080p) Verdict
CS:GO 240 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Overwatch 240 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
GTA V 140 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
PUBG: Battlegrounds 140 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Dota 2 111 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Valorant 95 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Fortnite 60 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Counter-Strike 2 55 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
The Witcher 3 50 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Forza Horizon 5 47 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Battlefield 5 45 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Far Cry 5 45 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Forza Horizon 4 45 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Cyberpunk 2077 21 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Metro Exodus 21 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Resident Evil 4 Remake 21 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
๐Ÿ’ก 16 games in the database for this GPU. โœ“ playable (โ‰ฅ60 FPS), โš  medium (30-59), โœ— low (<30).

๐Ÿ’ป Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
71%
RAM
800%
Grand Theft Auto V โœ“ Runs well
CPU
350%
GPU
983%
RAM
999%
Cyberpunk 2077 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
164%
RAM
800%
Minecraft โœ“ Runs well
CPU
700%
GPU
491%
RAM
999%
Fortnite โœ“ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
307%
RAM
800%
Valorant โœ“ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
983%
RAM
999%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt โœ“ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
197%
RAM
999%
Elden Ring โœ“ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
102%
RAM
533%
Red Dead Redemption 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
176%
RAM
800%
Apex Legends โœ“ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
123%
RAM
999%
Hogwarts Legacy โœ“ Runs well
CPU
156%
GPU
164%
RAM
400%
Dota 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
983%
RAM
999%
Baldur's Gate 3 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
140%
RAM
800%
Starfield โœ— Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
71%
RAM
400%
Call of Duty: Warzone โœ“ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
140%
RAM
800%
League of Legends โœ“ Runs well
CPU
700%
GPU
983%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
983%
RAM
999%
Helldivers 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
76%
RAM
800%
Battlefield 5 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
156%
GPU
164%
RAM
800%
Far Cry 5 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
223%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
273%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 5 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
156%
GPU
140%
RAM
800%
Metro Exodus โœ“ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
159%
RAM
800%
Overwatch โœ“ Runs well
CPU
280%
GPU
983%
RAM
999%
PUBG: Battlegrounds โœ“ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
205%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil 4 Remake โœ“ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
120%
RAM
800%
Escape from Tarkov โœ“ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
197%
RAM
800%
God of War โœ“ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
205%
RAM
800%
Horizon Zero Dawn โœ“ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
164%
RAM
800%
Death Stranding โœ“ Runs well
CPU
280%
GPU
159%
RAM
800%
Control โœ“ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
164%
RAM
800%
Doom Eternal โœ“ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
246%
RAM
800%
Batman: Arkham Knight โœ“ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
246%
RAM
999%
Hitman 3 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
246%
RAM
800%
Flight Simulator 2020 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
250%
GPU
197%
RAM
800%
Watch Dogs Legion โœ“ Runs well
CPU
250%
GPU
205%
RAM
800%
Borderlands 3 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
280%
GPU
176%
RAM
999%
Anno 1800 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
246%
RAM
800%
Rainbow Six Siege โœ“ Runs well
CPU
583%
GPU
491%
RAM
999%
The Division 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
197%
RAM
800%
Gears Tactics โœ“ Runs well
CPU
280%
GPU
328%
RAM
800%
Hunt Showdown โœ“ Runs well
CPU
250%
GPU
246%
RAM
999%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands โœ“ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
120%
RAM
800%
Mafia Definitive Edition โœ“ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
246%
RAM
999%
Days Gone โœ“ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
164%
RAM
800%
Ghostwire Tokyo โœ“ Runs well
CPU
167%
GPU
205%
RAM
533%
Returnal โœ“ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
123%
RAM
400%
Dying Light 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
120%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil Village โœ“ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
140%
RAM
800%
The Callisto Protocol โœ“ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
123%
RAM
800%
Atomic Heart โœ“ Runs well
CPU
219%
GPU
205%
RAM
800%
Alan Wake 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
167%
GPU
76%
RAM
400%
Black Myth Wukong โœ“ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
205%
RAM
400%
Ghost of Tsushima โœ“ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
205%
RAM
800%
The Last of Us Part 1 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
123%
RAM
400%
Diablo 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
246%
RAM
800%
Spider-Man Miles Morales โœ“ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
246%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor โœ— Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
89%
RAM
800%
Dead Space Remake โœ“ Runs well
CPU
219%
GPU
120%
RAM
800%
Lies of P โœ“ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
205%
RAM
800%
Sons of the Forest โœ“ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
107%
RAM
533%
Rise of the Tomb Raider โœ“ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
491%
RAM
999%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider โœ“ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
246%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey โœ“ Runs well
CPU
350%
GPU
246%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla โœ“ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
205%
RAM
800%
F1 24 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
120%
RAM
800%
Need for Speed Heat โœ“ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
140%
RAM
800%
Civilization 6 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
491%
RAM
999%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order โœ“ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
410%
RAM
800%

๐Ÿ”— Same series

2 models in the series.

2018
HP 250 G7
Score โ€”
$$185
2020
HP 250 G7 Grey
Score โ€”
$$155

โ‰… Similar by specs

Similar performance profile across other series and brands.

Dell ยท 2019
Latitude 7390
$$270
cpuโ‰ˆ42, ramโ‰ˆ32
HP ยท 2019
EliteBook 840 G6
$$225
cpuโ‰ˆ38, ramโ‰ˆ32
HP ยท 2020
EliteBook 840 G8
$$309
cpuโ‰ˆ70, ramโ‰ˆ64
HP ยท 2018
EliteBook 850 G6
$$259
cpuโ‰ˆ36, ramโ‰ˆ32

โ‰ˆ Similar class

Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.

Dell ยท 2018
Latitude 5591
$$357
Lenovo ยท 2020
ThinkPad L14
$$328
Lenovo ยท 2018
ThinkPad L490
$$271
Dell ยท 2018
Latitude 5500
$$248

Configuration options

Available model options ยท 30 variants across 7 categories

๐Ÿ–ฅ Displays (3)
1366 x 768 1920 x 1080 (250 nits) 1920 x 1080 (300 nits)
โ€ข Igpu (1)
Intel UHD Graphics 600
โš™ Processors (12)
Intel Celeron N4500 Intel Pentium Silver N6000 Intel Pentium Gold 7505 Intel Core i3 1115G4 Intel Core i5 1135G7 Intel Core i7 1165G7 Intel Core i3 1215U Intel Core i5 1235U Intel Core i5 1240P Intel Core i7 1255U Intel Core i7 1260P Intel Celeron N4020
๐ŸŽฎ Graphics (2)
GeForce MX450 2GB GeForce MX550 2GB
๐Ÿ”ฒ Memory (6)
4GB 8GB 12GB 16GB 32GB 64GB
๐Ÿ’พ Storage (5)
128GB 256GB 512GB 1024GB 2048GB
๐Ÿ”‹ Batteries (1)
41 Wh