GeForce GTS 150M vs Quadro RTX 5000 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro RTX 5000 Mobile with GeForce GTS 150M, including specs and performance data.
RTX 5000 Mobile outperforms GTS 150M by a whopping 2663% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 135 | 1033 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 22.65 | 2.00 |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | TU104 | G94 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 27 May 2019 (5 years ago) | 3 March 2009 (15 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 | 3072 | 64 |
| Core clock speed | 1035 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1545 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 13,600 million | 505 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 296.6 | 12.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | 9.492 TFLOPS | 0.128 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | no data | 192 |
| ROPs | 64 | 16 |
| TMUs | 192 | 32 |
| Tensor Cores | 384 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 48 | no data |
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 | no data | PCI-E 2.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| SLI options | - | 2-way |
| MXM Type | no data | MXM 3.0 Type-B |
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 | GDDR6 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | Up to 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 448.0 GB/s | 51 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 | No outputs | DisplayPortHDMIDual Link DVILVDSSingle Link DVIVGA |
| HDMI | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | S/PDIF |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | no data | 8.0 |
| VR Ready | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | 7.5 | + |
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 | 131
+3175%
| 4−5
−3175%
|
| 1440p | 83
+2667%
| 3−4
−2667%
|
| 4K | 52
+5100%
| 1−2
−5100%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
+722%
|
9−10
−722%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 75−80
+1825%
|
4−5
−1825%
|
| Elden Ring | 120−130
+12400%
|
1−2
−12400%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 100−105
+9900%
|
1−2
−9900%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
+722%
|
9−10
−722%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 75−80
+1825%
|
4−5
−1825%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 170−180
+2050%
|
8−9
−2050%
|
| Metro Exodus | 85−90
+2833%
|
3−4
−2833%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 113
+1514%
|
7−8
−1514%
|
| Valorant | 200
+2757%
|
7−8
−2757%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 100−105
+9900%
|
1−2
−9900%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
+722%
|
9−10
−722%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 75−80
+1825%
|
4−5
−1825%
|
| Dota 2 | 33
+3200%
|
1−2
−3200%
|
| Elden Ring | 120−130
+12400%
|
1−2
−12400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 77
+670%
|
10−11
−670%
|
| Fortnite | 160−170
+3140%
|
5−6
−3140%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 170−180
+2050%
|
8−9
−2050%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 110−120
+11400%
|
1−2
−11400%
|
| Metro Exodus | 39
+3800%
|
1−2
−3800%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 190−200
+1286%
|
14−16
−1286%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 71
+914%
|
7−8
−914%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 120−130
+1700%
|
7−8
−1700%
|
| Valorant | 130
+3150%
|
4−5
−3150%
|
| World of Tanks | 270−280
+896%
|
27−30
−896%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 100−105
+9900%
|
1−2
−9900%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
+722%
|
9−10
−722%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 75−80
+1825%
|
4−5
−1825%
|
| Dota 2 | 92
+9100%
|
1−2
−9100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 90−95
+830%
|
10−11
−830%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 170−180
+2050%
|
8−9
−2050%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 190−200
+1286%
|
14−16
−1286%
|
| Valorant | 181
+2917%
|
6−7
−2917%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 65−70
+3200%
|
2−3
−3200%
|
| Elden Ring | 70−75
+3500%
|
2−3
−3500%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 65−70
+3200%
|
2−3
−3200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+2088%
|
8−9
−2088%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 44 | 0−1 |
| World of Tanks | 230−240
+3186%
|
7−8
−3186%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+3300%
|
2−3
−3300%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
+289%
|
9−10
−289%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+1650%
|
2−3
−1650%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 110−120
+2220%
|
5−6
−2220%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
+3333%
|
3−4
−3333%
|
| Metro Exodus | 80−85
+3900%
|
2−3
−3900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 60−65
+1933%
|
3−4
−1933%
|
| Valorant | 129
+2050%
|
6−7
−2050%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
+3600%
|
1−2
−3600%
|
| Dota 2 | 65−70
+331%
|
16−18
−331%
|
| Elden Ring | 30−35 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 65−70
+360%
|
14−16
−360%
|
| Metro Exodus | 37
+3600%
|
1−2
−3600%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 110−120
+2800%
|
4−5
−2800%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 28 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 65−70
+360%
|
14−16
−360%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+4000%
|
1−2
−4000%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
+3600%
|
1−2
−3600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Dota 2 | 65−70
+331%
|
16−18
−331%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+5100%
|
1−2
−5100%
|
| Fortnite | 50−55
+4900%
|
1−2
−4900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+2850%
|
2−3
−2850%
|
| Valorant | 69
+6800%
|
1−2
−6800%
|
This is how RTX 5000 Mobile and GTS 150M compete in popular games:
- RTX 5000 Mobile is 3175% faster in 1080p
- RTX 5000 Mobile is 2667% faster in 1440p
- RTX 5000 Mobile is 5100% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Elden Ring, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 5000 Mobile is 12400% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RTX 5000 Mobile surpassed GTS 150M in all 44 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 36.19 | 1.31 |
| Recency | 27 May 2019 | 3 March 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 45 Watt |
RTX 5000 Mobile has a 2662.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 441.7% more advanced lithography process.
GTS 150M, on the other hand, has 144.4% lower power consumption.
The Quadro RTX 5000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 150M in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro RTX 5000 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GTS 150M is a mobile workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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