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.

 

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 2270
PassMark - G2D Mark 214
Geekbench - OpenCL 9609
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