GeForce MX150 vs Radeon HD 7870 XT

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce MX150 and Radeon HD 7870 XT. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce MX150 and Radeon HD 7870 XT. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
Radeon HD 7870 XT

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 MX150 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 185 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7870 XT has 1750% 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 Radeon HD 7870 XT.
  • GeForce MX150 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - in Desktops.
  • GeForce MX150 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce MX150 is 543 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
  • GeForce MX150 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX150 is 8 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 35−40
ultra / 1080p 7−8 21−24
QHD / 1440p 1−2 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 24−27 60−65
medium / 1080p 14−16 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than GeForce MX150.

Full Specs

  GeForce MX150 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Architecture Pascal GCN 1.0
Code name N17S-G1 Tahiti
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 16 May 2017 19 November 2012
Pipelines 384 1536
Core clock speed 1468 MHz 925 MHz
Boost Clock 1532 MHz 975 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 24.91 93.60
Floating-point performance 1,127 gflops 2,995 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB/s 192.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 346 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.5 Mh/s
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