NVIDIA GeForce MX150 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce MX150 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition 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.

NVIDIA GeForce MX150

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce MX150

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 22% higher core clock speed: 937 MHz vs 771 MHz
Around 30% higher boost clock speed: 1038 MHz vs 797 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
12.2x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 122 Watt
Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 45.905 vs 33.184
Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 145.794 vs 126.579
37x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4330 vs 117
34.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3710 vs 108.2
28x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3356 vs 119.7

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	17 May 2017 vs 8 November 2013
Core clock speed	937 MHz vs 771 MHz
Boost clock speed	1038 MHz vs 797 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 122 Watt
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz vs 5000 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	45.905 vs 33.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	145.794 vs 126.579
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4330 vs 117
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3710 vs 108.2
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356 vs 119.7

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition

2.2x more texture fill rate: 102.0 GTexel / s vs 46.98 GTexel / s
4x more pipelines: 1536 vs 384
2.2x better floating-point performance: 2,448 gflops vs 1,127 gflops
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1002.196 vs 495.238
Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.261 vs 2.365
Around 41% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 54.752 vs 38.965
Around 60% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6912 vs 4330
Around 81% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 6710 vs 3710
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 6703 vs 3356

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	102.0 GTexel / s vs 46.98 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1536 vs 384
Floating-point performance	2,448 gflops vs 1,127 gflops
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1002.196 vs 495.238
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.261 vs 2.365
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	54.752 vs 38.965
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6912 vs 4330
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	6710 vs 3710
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	6703 vs 3356

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce MX150
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

45.905

33.184

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

495.238

1002.196

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.365

3.261

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

38.965

54.752

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

145.794

126.579

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4330

6912

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3710

6710

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

6703

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4330

117

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3710

108.2

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

119.7

Name	NVIDIA GeForce MX150	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition
PassMark - G3D Mark	2271
PassMark - G2D Mark	214
Geekbench - OpenCL	9582
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	45.905	33.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	495.238	1002.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.365	3.261
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	38.965	54.752
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	145.794	126.579
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4330	6912
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3710	6710
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356	6703
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4330	117
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3710	108.2
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356	119.7
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	994

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce MX150	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition
Essentials
Architecture	Pascal	Kepler
Code name	GP108	GK104
Launch date	17 May 2017	8 November 2013
Place in performance rating	913	915
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1038 MHz	797 MHz
Core clock speed	937 MHz	771 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,127 gflops	2,448 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	384	1536
Texture fill rate	46.98 GTexel / s	102.0 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	122 Watt
Transistor count	1,800 million	3,540 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
Supplementary power connectors	None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	48.06 GB / s	160.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz	5000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0