Still, the MX150 does not deviate very highly from the 940MX and delivers higher frame rates for the power consumed. This could be likely due to the fact that The Witcher 3 renders a lot more scene details, which could contribute to higher power draws, especially at 1080p. Power draw in The Witcher 3 Power Consumption benchmark is about 17% higher than the 940MX. This is commendable, considering the fact that the MX150 actually has higher clocks and a faster memory than the 940MX DDR3. Again, we ensured that the tests are as GPU specific as possible to get a fair idea of the power consumption of the MX150.įurMark 1.19 shows that the MX150 power draw is only marginally higher than the 940MX. Considering differences due to CPU generation, and VRAM differences between both the laptops tested, we find that the power draw of the Pascal-based MX150 is comparable to the Maxwell-based 940MX.
We evaluated the TDP of the MX150 and compared it to the 940MX with DDR3 VRAM on the MSI CX72 6QD. Readers may note that the aim of this comparison is to have a relativistic idea of the purported performance gains rather than comparing absolute numbers therefore, only GPU specific benchmarks are considered for evaluation.Īs shown in the spec sheet above, the TDPs of the MX150 and the 940MX are mostly identical therefore, similar power draws can be expected on laptops running either GPUs. Due to the current paucity of MX150 models and not many 940MX laptops offering the Core i7-7700HQ option, this is currently the best available comparison choice.
NVIDIA GEFORCE MX150 FULL
The choice of the Intel Core i7-7700HQ as the baseline CPU was to remove any possible CPU bottlenecking and to allow the GPU to show its full potential. Note to readers - The MSI PL62 used in the benchmarks had 16 GB DDR4-2400 RAM while the Lenovo T470p had 8 GB DDR4-2400 RAM.
NVIDIA GEFORCE MX150 WINDOWS 10
The GPUs were equipped with 2 GB GDDR5 VRAM each and both of them were running Windows 10 Home 64bit. Lenovo ThinkPad T470p for evaluating the GeForce 940MX.īoth laptops feature the seventh generation Intel Core i7-7700HQ CPU. MSI PL62 MX150 for evaluating the GeForce MX150. We chose the following laptops for comparing the GPU performance and gaming benchmarks. This, coupled with architectural advantages of the Pascal core, results in significant improvements over its Maxwell predecessor, the GM108. The GP108 features a 16 raster operation pipeline (ROP) count while having the same 384 CUDA cores as the Maxwell-based 940MX (8 ROPs). The TDP hovers around the 25W mark but OEMs can tune the clock speeds to meet specific TDP and performance objectives. The MX150 is based on the 16nm GP108 chip and supports a maximum of 2 GB GDDR5 VRAM, a core clock of 1468 MHz (boost clock, 1532 MHz) along with support for DirectX 12, Vulkan and OpenGL 4.5 APIs.
NVIDIA GEFORCE MX150 PLUS
It aims to serve as an alternative to the integrated Iris Pro/ Iris Plus found in the latest Intel Sky Lake/Kaby Lake offerings and can potentially empower ultrabooks as well as budget laptops. The MX150 (mobile GT 1030) is an effort to bring Pascal goodness to the masses who need enough GPU oomph for smooth 4K video playback and for playing the latest AAA titles at low settings. Notebooks featuring the GTX 1050 and up are priced on the higher side and are aimed at content creators and gamers. For perhaps the first time, notebook GPUs have started to clock in comparable performance to their desktop counterparts and NVIDIA has decided to forego the “mobile” moniker altogether. NVIDIA’s Pascal architecture has seen resounding success, especially with the top tier GPUs such as the GeForce GTX 1050 and above.
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