GeForce GTX 950 vs GeForce MX150

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 950 and GeForce MX150, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 950 stacks up against GeForce MX150, check out specs charts below.

GeForce MX150 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce MX150 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce MX150 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 950 GeForce MX150
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 10 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pins None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
Recommended system power (PSU) 350 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 950 has 800% more power consumption, than GeForce MX150.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce MX150 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 950.
  • GeForce GTX 950 is used in Desktops, and GeForce MX150 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 950 is build with Maxwell architecture, and GeForce MX150 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce MX150 is 444 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950.
  • GeForce GTX 950 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce MX150 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX150 is 6002 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 12−14
ultra / 1080p 21−24 7−8
QHD / 1440p 16−18 1−2
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 24−27
medium / 1080p 40−45 14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than GeForce MX150.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 950 GeForce MX150
Architecture Maxwell Pascal
Code name GM206 N17S-G1
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 20 August 2015 16 May 2017
Pipelines 768 384
Core clock speed 1024 MHz 1468 MHz
Boost Clock 1188 MHz 1532 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million 1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 49.2 billion/sec 24.91
Floating-point performance 1,825 gflops 1,127 gflops
Length 7.938" (20.2 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 6.6 GB/s 6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 105.6 GB/s 40.1 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA + 6.1
CUDA cores 768
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 233 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 9.97 Mh/s
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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