NVIDIA GeForce MX150 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce MX150 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 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 4 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 14x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • 835.3x more memory clock speed: 5012 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s
  • Around 50% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 45.905 vs 30.505
  • Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 38.965 vs 35.416
  • 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 145.794 vs 62.69
  • Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4330 vs 3581
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3710 vs 3690
  • Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4330 vs 3581
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3710 vs 3690
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 17 May 2017 vs 6 September 2012
Boost clock speed 1038 MHz vs 1033 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt vs 140 Watt
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 45.905 vs 30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 38.965 vs 35.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 145.794 vs 62.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4330 vs 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3710 vs 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4330 vs 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3710 vs 3690

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

  • Around 5% higher core clock speed: 980 MHz vs 937 MHz
  • Around 67% higher texture fill rate: 78.4 billion / sec vs 46.98 GTexel / s
  • 2.5x more pipelines: 960 vs 384
  • Around 76% better floating-point performance: 1,981 gflops vs 1,127 gflops
  • Around 78% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4017 vs 2259
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 487 vs 213
  • Around 19% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11364 vs 9584
  • Around 42% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 705.293 vs 495.238
  • Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.085 vs 2.365
  • Around 31% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1307 vs 999
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 980 MHz vs 937 MHz
Texture fill rate 78.4 billion / sec vs 46.98 GTexel / s
Pipelines 960 vs 384
Floating-point performance 1,981 gflops vs 1,127 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 4017 vs 2259
PassMark - G2D Mark 487 vs 213
Geekbench - OpenCL 11364 vs 9584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 705.293 vs 495.238
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.085 vs 2.365
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3365 vs 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3365 vs 3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1307 vs 999

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce MX150
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2259
4017
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
213
487
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
9584
11364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
45.905
30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
495.238
705.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2.365
3.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
38.965
35.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
145.794
62.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4330
3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3710
3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
3365
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4330
3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3710
3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
3365
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
999
1307
Name NVIDIA GeForce MX150 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
PassMark - G3D Mark 2259 4017
PassMark - G2D Mark 213 487
Geekbench - OpenCL 9584 11364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 45.905 30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 495.238 705.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.365 3.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 38.965 35.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 145.794 62.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4330 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3710 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 3365
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4330 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3710 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 3365
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 999 1307

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce MX150 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Essentials

Architecture Pascal Kepler
Code name GP108 GK106
Launch date 17 May 2017 6 September 2012
Place in performance rating 875 740
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $229
Price now $349.99
Value for money (0-100) 14.35

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1038 MHz 1033 MHz
Core clock speed 937 MHz 980 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,127 gflops 1,981 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 960
Texture fill rate 46.98 GTexel / s 78.4 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt 140 Watt
Transistor count 1,800 million 2,540 million
CUDA cores 960

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI..., 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Audio input for HDMI Internal
G-SYNC support
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size large
Supplementary power connectors None One 6-pin
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm)

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.6 4.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB / s 144.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 192-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 6.0 GB/s
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
GPU Boost
SLI
TXAA