GeForce 6500 vs MX350

Place in the ranking	541	1453
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	25.24	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	GP107	NV44 A2
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	10 February 2020 (4 years ago)	1 October 2005 (19 years ago)

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 cores	640	no data
Core clock speed	747 MHz	400 MHz
Boost clock speed	937 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,300 million	75 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	29.98	1.600
Floating-point processing power	1.199 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	16	2
TMUs	32	4

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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 type	GDDR5	DDR2
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	128 MB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1752 MHz	266 MHz
Memory bandwidth	56.06 GB/s	8.512 GB/s
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 Connectors

No outputs

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	6.4	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	2.1
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	6.1	-

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GeForce MX350 7.32
+7220%

GeForce 6500 0.10

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.

GeForce MX350 2813
+7303%

GeForce 6500 38

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:

Full HD	27	-0−1
1440p	31	-0−1
4K	26	-0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16	0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	27	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	14−16	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	5	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	32	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	21	0−1
Metro Exodus	28	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	32	0−1
Valorant	24−27	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	14−16	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4	0−1
Dota 2	51	0−1
Far Cry 5	50	0−1
Fortnite	40−45	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	25	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	16−18	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	35	0−1
Metro Exodus	17	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	85 +8400%	1−2 −8400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24	0−1
Valorant	21	0−1
World of Tanks	120 +11900%	1−2 −11900%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	17	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	14−16	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3	0−1
Dota 2	76 +7500%	1−2 −7500%
Far Cry 5	40	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	19	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	16−18	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55−60	0−1
Valorant	24−27	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	8−9	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	9−10	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7	0−1
World of Tanks	50−55	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	30−35	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7	0−1
Far Cry 5	14−16	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	14−16	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	10−12	0−1
Metro Exodus	10−12	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11	0−1
Valorant	18−20	0−1

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	1−2	0−1
Dota 2	18−20	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20	0−1
Metro Exodus	3−4	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Dota 2	30	0−1
Far Cry 5	9−10	0−1
Fortnite	7−8	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	8−9	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	5−6	0−1
Valorant	7−8	0−1

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.32	0.10
Recency	10 February 2020	1 October 2005
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	128 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	110 nm

GeForce MX350 has a 7220% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 685.7% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce MX350 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6500 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce MX350 is a notebook card while GeForce 6500 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.