GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB GA104 vs MX150

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking591not rated
Place by popularity99not in top-100
Power efficiency40.38no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGP108GA104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date17 May 2017 (7 years ago)October 2022 (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 cores3843584
Core clock speed937 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speed1038 MHz1777 MHz
Number of transistors1,800 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt195 Watt
Texture fill rate24.91199.0
Floating-point processing power0.7972 TFLOPS12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs24112
Tensor Coresno data112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 12-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth40.1 GB/s240.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA6.18.6

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 195 Watt

GeForce MX150 has 1850% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 8 GB GA104, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce MX150 and GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB GA104. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce MX150 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB GA104 is a desktop one.


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