Radeon R7 A265 vs GeForce MX150

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce MX150 and Radeon R7 A265, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce MX150
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 10 Watt
5.89
+128%

MX150 outperforms R7 A265 by a whopping 128% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking591823
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency40.51no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGP108Opal
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date17 May 2017 (7 years ago)9 January 2014 (10 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 cores384384
Core clock speed937 MHz725 MHz
Boost clock speed1038 MHz825 MHz
Number of transistors1,800 million950 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)10 Wattno data
Texture fill rate24.9119.80
Floating-point processing power0.7972 TFLOPS0.6336 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs2424

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 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth40.1 GB/s28.8 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA6.1-

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.

GeForce MX150 5.89
+128%
R7 A265 2.58

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 MX150 2269
+128%
R7 A265 993

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 HD26
+160%
10−12
−160%
1440p30
+150%
12−14
−150%
4K20
+150%
8−9
−150%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 19
+138%
8−9
−138%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Battlefield 5 26
+160%
10−11
−160%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21
+133%
9−10
−133%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
+175%
4−5
−175%
Far Cry 5 20
+150%
8−9
−150%
Far Cry New Dawn 24
+140%
10−11
−140%
Forza Horizon 4 80
+129%
35−40
−129%
Hitman 3 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100
+150%
40−45
−150%
Metro Exodus 23
+130%
10−11
−130%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
+170%
10−11
−170%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 36
+157%
14−16
−157%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+138%
21−24
−138%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21
+133%
9−10
−133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Battlefield 5 18
+157%
7−8
−157%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Cyberpunk 2077 7
+133%
3−4
−133%
Far Cry 5 18
+157%
7−8
−157%
Far Cry New Dawn 9
+200%
3−4
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 71
+137%
30−33
−137%
Hitman 3 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100
+150%
40−45
−150%
Metro Exodus 17
+143%
7−8
−143%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21
+133%
9−10
−133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 52
+148%
21−24
−148%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+138%
21−24
−138%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
+133%
3−4
−133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Far Cry 5 12
+140%
5−6
−140%
Forza Horizon 4 14
+133%
6−7
−133%
Hitman 3 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16
+129%
7−8
−129%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16
+129%
7−8
−129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
+175%
4−5
−175%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+138%
21−24
−138%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Hitman 3 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+138%
16−18
−138%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Hitman 3 2−3 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 16
+129%
7−8
−129%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

This is how GeForce MX150 and R7 A265 compete in popular games:

  • GeForce MX150 is 160% faster in 1080p
  • GeForce MX150 is 150% faster in 1440p
  • GeForce MX150 is 150% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.89 2.58
Recency 17 May 2017 9 January 2014
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm

GeForce MX150 has a 128.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce MX150 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 A265 in performance tests.


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