The GP108 features a 16 raster operation pipeline (ROP) count while having the same 384 CUDA cores as the Maxwell-based 940MX (8 ROPs). The TDP hovers around the 25W mark but OEMs can tune the clock speeds to meet specific TDP and performance objectives. The MX150 is based on the 16nm GP108 chip and supports a maximum of 2 GB GDDR5 VRAM, a core clock of 1468 MHz (boost clock, 1532 MHz) along with support for DirectX 12, Vulkan and OpenGL 4.5 APIs. It aims to serve as an alternative to the integrated Iris Pro/ Iris Plus found in the latest Intel Sky Lake/Kaby Lake offerings and can potentially empower ultrabooks as well as budget laptops. The MX150 (mobile GT 1030) is an effort to bring Pascal goodness to the masses who need enough GPU oomph for smooth 4K video playback and for playing the latest AAA titles at low settings.

Notebooks featuring the GTX 1050 and up are priced on the higher side and are aimed at content creators and gamers. For perhaps the first time, notebook GPUs have started to clock in comparable performance to their desktop counterparts and NVIDIA has decided to forego the “mobile” moniker altogether. NVIDIA’s Pascal architecture has seen resounding success, especially with the top tier GPUs such as the GeForce GTX 1050 and above.

Nvidia graphics cards comparison 2017