NVIDIA GeForce MX150 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce MX150 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M 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 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Around 1% higher core clock speed: 937 MHz vs 924 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 8.1x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 81 Watt
  • 2x more memory clock speed: 5012 MHz vs 2500 MHz
  • Around 78% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 145.794 vs 81.909
  • 2.1x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 999 vs 472
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 17 May 2017 vs 7 October 2014
Core clock speed 937 MHz vs 924 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt vs 81 Watt
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz vs 2500 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 145.794 vs 81.909
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3710 vs 3699
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 vs 3342
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3710 vs 3699
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 vs 3342
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 999 vs 472

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M

  • Around 77% higher texture fill rate: 83.04 GTexel / s vs 46.98 GTexel / s
  • 3.3x more pipelines: 1280 vs 384
  • 2.4x better floating-point performance: 2,657 gflops vs 1,127 gflops
  • 3x more maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 2 GB
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5691 vs 2259
  • Around 77% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 378 vs 213
  • Around 98% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 19001 vs 9584
  • Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 59.428 vs 45.905
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1113.788 vs 495.238
  • Around 76% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.157 vs 2.365
  • Around 97% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 8546 vs 4330
  • Around 97% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 8546 vs 4330
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 83.04 GTexel / s vs 46.98 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1280 vs 384
Floating-point performance 2,657 gflops vs 1,127 gflops
Maximum memory size 6 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 5691 vs 2259
PassMark - G2D Mark 378 vs 213
Geekbench - OpenCL 19001 vs 9584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 59.428 vs 45.905
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1113.788 vs 495.238
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.157 vs 2.365
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 39.101 vs 38.965
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 8546 vs 4330
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 8546 vs 4330

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce MX150
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2259
5691
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
213
378
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
9584
19001
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
45.905
59.428
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
495.238
1113.788
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2.365
4.157
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
38.965
39.101
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
145.794
81.909
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4330
8546
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3710
3699
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
3342
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4330
8546
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3710
3699
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
3342
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
999
472
Name NVIDIA GeForce MX150 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
PassMark - G3D Mark 2259 5691
PassMark - G2D Mark 213 378
Geekbench - OpenCL 9584 19001
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 45.905 59.428
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 495.238 1113.788
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.365 4.157
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 38.965 39.101
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 145.794 81.909
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4330 8546
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3710 3699
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 3342
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4330 8546
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3710 3699
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 3342
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 999 472

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce MX150 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M

Essentials

Architecture Pascal Maxwell 2.0
Code name GP108 GM204
Launch date 17 May 2017 7 October 2014
Place in performance rating 875 568
Type Laptop Laptop
Launch price (MSRP) $2,560.89
Price now $1,899
Value for money (0-100) 3.99

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1038 MHz 1038 MHz
Core clock speed 937 MHz 924 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,127 gflops 2,657 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 1280
Texture fill rate 46.98 GTexel / s 83.04 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt 81 Watt
Transistor count 1,800 million 5,200 million
CUDA cores 1280

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support 1
G-SYNC support
HDMI
VGA аnalog display support 1

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Laptop size large large
Supplementary power connectors None None
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options 1

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB / s 120 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 2500 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

Ansel
BatteryBoost
CUDA
DSR
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus
SLI