Nvidia GeForce MX330 and MX350 in review: Known architecture - New name

[S.Yu]

The power figures are again perplexing, it seems from the table that to boost 25 more MHz with 25% more TUs turned on, and double the memory bandwidth, the 1050 consumes 300% the power of the MX350.

At such low power consumption 300% isn't actually that much in absolute terms.

GDDR5 and controllers use a significant amount of power, and actual clocks are likely very different. Eg a 10510u with 4.9ghz boost isn't going to come close to a 7700k with similar advertised boost clocks.

The boost clocks are minimal anyhow, the base clocks are the same, unless you're saying the 25W model can't maintain its base clock on 25W? Same thing for controllers, double the bandwidth shouldn't even translate to double the power, of the GDDR5 alone, and that's an equal 2GB in each model.

What is perplexing is why do people buy this crap?   Is it just a checkbox item to help market a laptop to rubes?

~30%~330% faster than igpu for 50-70 usd. great deal.

Agreed. Some(many) people don't have the budget nor the need to play the latest triple A titles at their intended resolutions and settings, and this low end part plugged in is notably faster than the best iGPUs in expensive models, and battery shouldn't be a significant concern in gaming.

[Spunjji]

What is perplexing is why do people buy this crap?   Is it just a checkbox item to help market a laptop to rubes?

~30%~330% faster than igpu for 50-70 usd. great deal.

Where'd you get those numbers? The best I can see is the MX350 being 200% better than HD 610, which is not an achievement worth bragging about. It's also not really a "great deal" when considering how little extra a 1650 would add to the bill for a metric ton of extra performance.

The MX150 was a solid option when it released. 2 rebrands later and it's looking so old that the Vega iGPU in optimal Renoir configurations will equal its performance at 2/3 the total TDP (CPU + GPU).

[william blake]

The MX150 was a solid option when it released. 2 rebrands later and it's looking so old that the Vega iGPU in optimal Renoir configurations will equal its performance at 2/3 the total TDP (CPU + GPU).

2 rebrands later, the same distance between the fastest igpu and the fastest mx. whatever happens, nvidia makes the lineup for the best share and profits.
..jokes about apus breaking the laws of physics is not funny if you heard them a hundred times.