GeForce MX150 vs Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile and GeForce MX150, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile
2018
3 MB GDDR5
12.63
+114%

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile outperforms MX150 by a whopping 114% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking395592
Place by popularitynot in top-10099
Power efficiencyno data40.36
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameno dataGP108
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release dateApril 2018 (6 years ago)17 May 2017 (7 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 cores768384
Core clock speed1366 MHz937 MHz
Boost clock speed1442 MHz1038 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data10 Watt
Texture fill rateno data24.91
Floating-point processing powerno data0.7972 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data24

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 datalarge
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount3 MB4 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz1253 MHz
Memory bandwidth84 GB/s40.1 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 dataNo outputs
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

Multi-Projection+no data
Multi Monitor+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
CUDA-6.1

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.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.63
+114%
GeForce MX150 5.89

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.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401
+83.5%
GeForce MX150 3488

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 HD55−60
+112%
26
−112%
1440p60−65
+100%
30
−100%
4K40−45
+100%
20
−100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 19
+0%
19
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Battlefield 5 26
+0%
26
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21
+0%
21
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
+0%
11
+0%
Far Cry 5 20
+0%
20
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 24
+0%
24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80
+0%
80
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100
+0%
100
+0%
Metro Exodus 23
+0%
23
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
+0%
27
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 36
+0%
36
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21
+0%
21
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Battlefield 5 18
+0%
18
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7
+0%
7
+0%
Far Cry 5 18
+0%
18
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 9
+0%
9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 71
+0%
71
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100
+0%
100
+0%
Metro Exodus 17
+0%
17
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21
+0%
21
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 52
+0%
52
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
+0%
7
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry 5 12
+0%
12
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14
+0%
14
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16
+0%
16
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16
+0%
16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
+0%
11
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

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

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Hitman 3 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16
+0%
16
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

This is how Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile and GeForce MX150 compete in popular games:

  • Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is 112% faster in 1080p
  • Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is 100% faster in 1440p
  • Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is 100% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 70 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.63 5.89
Maximum RAM amount 3 MB 4 GB

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile has a 114.4% higher aggregate performance score.

GeForce MX150, on the other hand, has a 136433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX150 in performance tests.


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