GeForce MX150 vs Radeon HD 6970

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6970 with GeForce MX150, including specs and performance data.

HD 6970
2010
2 GB GDDR5, 550 Watt
6.83
+25.3%

HD 6970 outperforms MX150 by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking555613
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.99no data
Power efficiency2.0039.92
ArchitectureTeraScale 3 (2010−2013)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameCaymanGP108
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Designreferenceno data
Release date14 December 2010 (14 years ago)17 May 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$369 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 cores1536384
Core clock speedno data937 MHz
Boost clock speed880 MHz1038 MHz
Number of transistors2,640 million1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)550 Watt10 Watt
Texture fill rate84.4824.91
Floating-point processing power2.703 TFLOPS0.7972 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs9624

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCIe 2.0 x16no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1375 MHz1253 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data40.1 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPortNo outputs
Eyefinity+-
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1112 (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.4
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan-1.2.131
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.

HD 6970 6.83
+25.3%
GeForce MX150 5.45

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.

HD 6970 2835
+25.4%
GeForce MX150 2261

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

HD 6970 3470
GeForce MX150 3488
+0.5%

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 HD30−35
+11.1%
27
−11.1%
1440p35−40
+16.7%
30
−16.7%
4K21−24
+10.5%
19
−10.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080p12.30no data
1440p10.54no data
4K17.57no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+36%
24−27
−36%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
−30%
39
+30%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+36%
24−27
−36%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+27.3%
11
−27.3%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+29.4%
17
−29.4%
Fortnite 40−45
−40.5%
59
+40.5%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+24%
25
−24%
Forza Horizon 5 20−22
+33.3%
14−16
−33.3%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−4%
26
+4%
Valorant 70−75
−35.1%
100
+35.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
−6.7%
32
+6.7%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+36%
24−27
−36%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 110−120
+28.7%
87
−28.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+100%
7
−100%
Dota 2 50−55
−25.9%
68
+25.9%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+37.5%
16
−37.5%
Fortnite 40−45
+23.5%
34
−23.5%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+47.6%
21
−47.6%
Forza Horizon 5 20−22
+33.3%
14−16
−33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
−4%
26
+4%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+117%
6
−117%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+13.6%
22
−13.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−5.6%
19
+5.6%
Valorant 70−75
−35.1%
100
+35.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
+15.4%
26
−15.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Dota 2 50−55
−14.8%
62
+14.8%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+57.1%
14
−57.1%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+121%
14
−121%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+66.7%
15
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+63.6%
11
−63.6%
Valorant 70−75
+13.8%
65−70
−13.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
+75%
24
−75%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50−55
−3.8%
55
+3.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
−7.5%
43
+7.5%
Valorant 75−80
+18.2%
66
−18.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
+5.9%
16−18
−5.9%
Hogwarts Legacy 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Valorant 35−40
+6.1%
33
−6.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 24−27
+4.2%
24
−4.2%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Hogwarts Legacy 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30
+0%
30
+0%

This is how HD 6970 and GeForce MX150 compete in popular games:

  • HD 6970 is 11% faster in 1080p
  • HD 6970 is 17% faster in 1440p
  • HD 6970 is 11% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 6970 is 121% faster.
  • in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce MX150 is 40% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 6970 is ahead in 50 tests (78%)
  • GeForce MX150 is ahead in 12 tests (19%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.83 5.45
Recency 14 December 2010 17 May 2017
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 550 Watt 10 Watt

HD 6970 has a 25.3% higher aggregate performance score.

GeForce MX150, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 5400% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 6970 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX150 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6970 is a desktop card while GeForce MX150 is a notebook one.

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