GeForce GT 525M vs 930MX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 930MX and GeForce GT 525M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce 930MX
2016
2 GB DDR3, GDDR5, 17 Watt
3.33
+182%

930MX outperforms GT 525M by a whopping 182% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking7391064
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency13.433.52
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGM108GF108
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 March 2016 (8 years ago)5 January 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores38496
Core clock speed952 MHz475 MHz
Boost clock speed1020 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data585 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt23 Watt
Texture fill rate24.487.600
Floating-point processing power0.7834 TFLOPS0.1824 TFLOPS
ROPs84
TMUs2416

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeDDR3, GDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s28.8 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost2.0no data
Optimus++
GameWorks+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 API
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.54.5
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GeForce 930MX 3.33
+182%
GT 525M 1.18

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GeForce 930MX 1285
+182%
GT 525M 456

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GeForce 930MX 2202
+176%
GT 525M 799

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GeForce 930MX 8062
+110%
GT 525M 3840

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GeForce 930MX 1597
+153%
GT 525M 630

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GeForce 930MX 5525
+194%
GT 525M 1879

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p35−40
+169%
13
−169%
Full HD15
−33.3%
20
+33.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8
+167%
3−4
−167%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10
+100%
5−6
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Battlefield 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9
+125%
4−5
−125%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry New Dawn 15
+400%
3−4
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Hitman 3 8
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+71.4%
14−16
−71.4%
Metro Exodus 15
+200%
5−6
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 13
+550%
2−3
−550%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+25%
30−35
−25%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Battlefield 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry New Dawn 6
+100%
3−4
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+71.4%
14−16
−71.4%
Metro Exodus 6
+200%
2−3
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10
+25%
8−9
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
+182%
10−12
−182%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+25%
30−35
−25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10
−40%
14−16
+40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
−83.3%
10−12
+83.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+25%
30−35
−25%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

This is how GeForce 930MX and GT 525M compete in popular games:

  • GeForce 930MX is 169% faster in 900p
  • GT 525M is 33% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce 930MX is 1800% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GT 525M is 83% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GeForce 930MX is ahead in 44 tests (94%)
  • GT 525M is ahead in 2 tests (4%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.33 1.18
Recency 1 March 2016 5 January 2011
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 23 Watt

GeForce 930MX has a 182.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 35.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce 930MX is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 525M in performance tests.


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