GeForce GTX 850A vs GeForce MX150

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 850A 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 850A 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 850A GeForce MX150
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 10 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 850A has 350% 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 850A.
  • GeForce GTX 850A is used in Desktops, and GeForce MX150 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 850A is build with Maxwell architecture, and GeForce MX150 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce MX150 is 566 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 850A.
  • GeForce GTX 850A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce MX150 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX150 is 4208 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 850A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 12−14
ultra / 1080p 0−1 7−8
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 12−14 24−27
medium / 1080p 3−4 14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX150 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 183% more, than GeForce GTX 850A.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 850A GeForce MX150
Architecture Maxwell Pascal
Code name GM107 N17S-G1
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 17 March 2014 16 May 2017
Pipelines 640 384
Core clock speed 902 MHz 1468 MHz
Boost Clock 936 MHz 1532 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 37.44 24.91
Floating-point performance 1,198 gflops 1,127 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 40.1 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 5.0 6.1
Laptop size large
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