NVIDIA GeForce MX150 vs AMD FirePro W600

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce MX150 and AMD FirePro W600 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce MX150

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • Around 25% higher core clock speed: 937 MHz vs 750 MHz
  • Around 96% higher texture fill rate: 46.98 GTexel / s vs 24 GTexel / s
  • Around 47% better floating-point performance: 1,127 gflops vs 768.0 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 7.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 75 Watt
  • Around 25% higher memory clock speed: 5012 MHz vs 4000 MHz
  • Around 36% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2271 vs 1671
  • Around 55% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 9582 vs 6185
  • 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 45.905 vs 17.708
  • Around 27% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.365 vs 1.857
  • Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 38.965 vs 36.592
  • Around 57% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 145.794 vs 93.116
  • Around 86% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4330 vs 2331
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3710 vs 1555
  • Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3356 vs 3250
  • Around 86% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4330 vs 2331
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3710 vs 1555
  • Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3356 vs 3250
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 17 May 2017 vs 13 June 2012
Core clock speed 937 MHz vs 750 MHz
Texture fill rate 46.98 GTexel / s vs 24 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 1,127 gflops vs 768.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt vs 75 Watt
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz vs 4000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 2271 vs 1671
Geekbench - OpenCL 9582 vs 6185
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 45.905 vs 17.708
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.365 vs 1.857
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 38.965 vs 36.592
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 145.794 vs 93.116
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4330 vs 2331
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3710 vs 1555
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 vs 3250
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4330 vs 2331
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3710 vs 1555
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 vs 3250

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W600

  • Around 33% higher pipelines: 512 vs 384
  • 2.8x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 603 vs 214
  • Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 585.463 vs 495.238
Specifications (specs)
Pipelines 512 vs 384
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 603 vs 214
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 585.463 vs 495.238

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce MX150
GPU 2: AMD FirePro W600

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2271
1671
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
214
603
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
9582
6185
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
45.905
17.708
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
495.238
585.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2.365
1.857
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
38.965
36.592
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
145.794
93.116
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4330
2331
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3710
1555
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
3250
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4330
2331
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3710
1555
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
3250
Name NVIDIA GeForce MX150 AMD FirePro W600
PassMark - G3D Mark 2271 1671
PassMark - G2D Mark 214 603
Geekbench - OpenCL 9582 6185
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 45.905 17.708
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 495.238 585.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.365 1.857
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 38.965 36.592
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 145.794 93.116
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4330 2331
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3710 1555
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 3250
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4330 2331
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3710 1555
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 3250
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 994

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce MX150 AMD FirePro W600

Essentials

Architecture Pascal GCN 1.0
Code name GP108 Cape Verde
Launch date 17 May 2017 13 June 2012
Place in performance rating 913 916
Type Laptop Workstation
Launch price (MSRP) $599

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1038 MHz
Core clock speed 937 MHz 750 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,127 gflops 768.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 512
Texture fill rate 46.98 GTexel / s 24 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt 75 Watt
Transistor count 1,800 million 1,500 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 6x mini-DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size large
Supplementary power connectors None None
Length 163 mm

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL 4.6 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB / s 64 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0