GeForce 6150 vs GTX 970M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 970M with GeForce 6150, including specs and performance data.

GTX 970M
2014
3 GB GDDR5
14.81
+29520%

GTX 970M outperforms 6150 by a whopping 29520% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking3631484
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency12.58no data
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameGM204C51
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 October 2014 (10 years ago)11 October 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,560.89 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1280no data
Core clock speed924 MHz475 MHz
Boost clock speed1038 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknownno data
Texture fill rate83.040.48
Floating-point processing power2.657 TFLOPSno data
ROPs481
TMUs801

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCI
Widthno dataIGP
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
SLI options+-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount3 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width192 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed2500 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth120 GB/sno data
Shared memory-no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
VGA аnalog display support+no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support+no data
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
BatteryBoost+-
Ansel+no data

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model6.43.0
OpenGL4.52.1
OpenCL1.1N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GTX 970M 14.81
+29520%
GeForce 6150 0.05

  • Passmark

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 970M 5706
+27071%
GeForce 6150 21

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p136-0−1
Full HD58-0−1
1440p27-0−1
4K21-0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p44.15no data
1440p94.85no data
4K121.95no data

FPS performance in popular games

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Atomic Heart 35−40 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 24−27 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30 0−1
Atomic Heart 35−40 0−1
Battlefield 5 66 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 24−27 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30 0−1
Far Cry 5 46 0−1
Fortnite 163 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 61 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 35−40 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60 0−1
Valorant 110−120 0−1
Atomic Heart 35−40 0−1
Battlefield 5 54 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 24−27 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 190−200 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30 0−1
Dota 2 85−90 0−1
Far Cry 5 43 0−1
Fortnite 65 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 53 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 35−40 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 49 0−1
Metro Exodus 24 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 49 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45 0−1
Valorant 110−120 0−1
Battlefield 5 49 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 24−27 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30 0−1
Dota 2 85−90 0−1
Far Cry 5 39 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 36 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 35−40 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 33 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 26 0−1
Valorant 110−120 0−1
Fortnite 49 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 100−110 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24 0−1
Metro Exodus 14 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110 0−1
Valorant 140−150 0−1
Battlefield 5 33 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 16−18 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14 0−1
Far Cry 5 27 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 23 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 24−27 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24 0−1
Fortnite 31 0−1
Atomic Heart 10−12 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 6−7 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 33 0−1
Metro Exodus 7 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16 0−1
Valorant 75−80 0−1
Battlefield 5 15 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 6−7 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1
Dota 2 50−55 0−1
Far Cry 5 13 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 6 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 12−14 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12 0−1
Fortnite 14 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.81 0.05
Recency 7 October 2014 11 October 2004
Chip lithography 28 nm 90 nm

GTX 970M has a 29520% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 970M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6150 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 970M is a notebook card while GeForce 6150 is a desktop one.

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