GeForce MX150 GP107 vs Radeon RX 550X
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 589 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 8.09 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | Lexa | GP107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 16 December 2018 (6 years ago) | 23 February 2019 (5 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 | 512 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 1100 MHz | 1469 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1183 MHz | 1532 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,200 million | 3,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 25 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 37.86 | 36.77 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.211 TFLOPS | 1.177 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| TMUs | 32 | 24 |
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 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 145 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1502 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 96 GB/s | 48.06 GB/s |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | - | 6.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 16 December 2018 | 23 February 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 25 Watt |
RX 550X has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
MX150 GP107, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, and 100% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 550X and GeForce MX150 GP107. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 550X is a desktop card while GeForce MX150 GP107 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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