NVIDIA GeForce MX150 vs NVIDIA GeForce 945M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce MX150 and NVIDIA GeForce 945M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. 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 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • Around 58% higher texture fill rate: 46.98 GTexel / s vs 29.81 GTexel / s
  • Around 18% better floating-point performance: 1,127 gflops vs 953.9 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
  • 2.8x more memory clock speed: 5012 MHz vs 1800 MHz
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2278 vs 2106
  • Around 16% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 9425 vs 8099
  • Around 60% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 45.905 vs 28.633
  • Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 495.238 vs 380.461
  • Around 19% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.365 vs 1.988
  • Around 26% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 38.965 vs 31.027
  • Around 36% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 145.794 vs 107.094
  • Around 46% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4330 vs 2961
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3710 vs 3683
  • Around 46% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4330 vs 2961
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3710 vs 3683
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 17 May 2017 vs 27 October 2015
Texture fill rate 46.98 GTexel / s vs 29.81 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 1,127 gflops vs 953.9 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt vs 75 Watt
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz vs 1800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 2278 vs 2106
Geekbench - OpenCL 9425 vs 8099
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 45.905 vs 28.633
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 495.238 vs 380.461
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.365 vs 1.988
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 38.965 vs 31.027
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 145.794 vs 107.094
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4330 vs 2961
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3710 vs 3683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 vs 3343
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4330 vs 2961
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3710 vs 3683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 vs 3343

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 945M

  • Around 10% higher core clock speed: 1029 MHz vs 937 MHz
  • Around 5% higher boost clock speed: 1085 MHz vs 1038 MHz
  • Around 33% higher pipelines: 512 vs 384
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 243 vs 215
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1029 MHz vs 937 MHz
Boost clock speed 1085 MHz vs 1038 MHz
Pipelines 512 vs 384
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 243 vs 215

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce MX150
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 945M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2278
2106
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
215
243
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
9425
8099
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
45.905
28.633
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
495.238
380.461
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2.365
1.988
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
38.965
31.027
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
145.794
107.094
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4330
2961
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3710
3683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
3343
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4330
2961
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3710
3683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
3343
Name NVIDIA GeForce MX150 NVIDIA GeForce 945M
PassMark - G3D Mark 2278 2106
PassMark - G2D Mark 215 243
Geekbench - OpenCL 9425 8099
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 45.905 28.633
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 495.238 380.461
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.365 1.988
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 38.965 31.027
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 145.794 107.094
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4330 2961
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3710 3683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 3343
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4330 2961
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3710 3683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 3343
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 989

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce MX150 NVIDIA GeForce 945M

Essentials

Architecture Pascal Maxwell
Code name GP108 GM107
Launch date 17 May 2017 27 October 2015
Place in performance rating 905 961
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1038 MHz 1085 MHz
Core clock speed 937 MHz 1029 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,127 gflops 953.9 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 512
Texture fill rate 46.98 GTexel / s 29.81 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt 75 Watt
Transistor count 1,800 million 1,870 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Laptop size large medium sized
Supplementary power connectors None None
Bus support PCI Express 3.0

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.6 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB / s 16.02 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

CUDA
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GPU Boost
Optimus