GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile vs GTS 150M

Place in the ranking	1034	56
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.00	30.43
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	G94	AD106
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	3 March 2009 (15 years ago)	3 January 2023 (2 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 cores	64	4608
Core clock speed	400 MHz	1395 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1695 MHz
Number of transistors	505 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	115 Watt
Texture fill rate	12.80	244.1
Floating-point processing power	0.128 TFLOPS	15.62 TFLOPS
Gigaflops	192	no data
ROPs	16	48
TMUs	32	144
Tensor Cores	no data	144
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	36

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 size	large	large
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
SLI options	2-way	-
MXM Type	MXM 3.0 Type-B	no data

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 type	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	Up to 800 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	51 GB/s	256.0 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 Connectors	DisplayPortHDMIDual Link DVILVDSSingle Link DVIVGA	Portable Device Dependent
HDMI	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

Supported technologies

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

Power management

8.0

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.7
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9

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.

GTS 150M 1.31

RTX 4070 Mobile 50.91
+3786%

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.

GTS 150M 504

RTX 4070 Mobile 19571
+3783%

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:

Full HD	3−4 −4167%	128 +4167%
1440p	1−2 −7300%	74 +7300%
4K	1−2 −4600%	47 +4600%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −1714%	127 +1714%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −3225%	133 +3225%
Elden Ring	2−3 −7250%	147 +7250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −11500%	110−120 +11500%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −1486%	111 +1486%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1350%	58 +1350%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −3067%	285 +3067%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −1257%	95−100 +1257%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −11500%	110−120 +11500%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −1243%	94 +1243%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1125%	49 +1125%
Dota 2	1−2 −15500%	156 +15500%
Elden Ring	2−3 −11250%	227 +11250%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −930%	103 +930%
Fortnite	5−6 −4020%	200−210 +4020%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −2489%	233 +2489%
Grand Theft Auto V	1−2 −14400%	145 +14400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −1429%	210−220 +1429%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −1257%	95−100 +1257%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −2386%	170−180 +2386%
World of Tanks	27−30 −896%	270−280 +896%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −11500%	110−120 +11500%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −1086%	83 +1086%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1000%	44 +1000%
Dota 2	1−2 −16600%	167 +16600%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −990%	100−110 +990%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −2156%	203 +2156%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −1429%	210−220 +1429%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −2088%	170−180 +2088%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	55−60
World of Tanks	7−8 −4543%	300−350 +4543%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −59.4%	51 +59.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −800%	27 +800%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −3060%	150−160 +3060%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −1660%	88 +1660%
Valorant	6−7 −2917%	180−190 +2917%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −463%	90 +463%
Elden Ring	0−1	64
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −493%	89 +493%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5 −4250%	170−180 +4250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	35−40
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −493%	89 +493%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −6200%	60−65 +6200%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −500%	12 +500%
Dota 2	16−18 −813%	146 +813%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −8400%	85−90 +8400%
Valorant	1−2 −9900%	100−105 +9900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Metro Exodus	140 +0%	140 +0%
Valorant	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Metro Exodus	111 +0%	111 +0%
Valorant	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Valorant

210−220

+0%

210−220

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	90 +0%	90 +0%
Elden Ring	125 +0%	125 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	89 +0%	89 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	134 +0%	134 +0%
Metro Exodus	105 +0%	105 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30 +0%	30 +0%
Metro Exodus	44 +0%	44 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Fortnite	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	72 +0%	72 +0%

This is how GTS 150M and RTX 4070 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 4070 Mobile is 4167% faster in 1080p
RTX 4070 Mobile is 7300% faster in 1440p
RTX 4070 Mobile is 4600% faster in 4K

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

in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4070 Mobile is 16600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 4070 Mobile is ahead in 44 tests (73%)
there's a draw in 16 tests (27%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.31	50.91
Recency	3 March 2009	3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	115 Watt

GTS 150M has 155.6% lower power consumption.

RTX 4070 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 3786.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1525% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 150M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.