The Nvidia GeForce MX150 is a dedicated graphics card designed for thin and lightweight laptops. Released in 2017, it aimed to strike a balance between power efficiency and performance, making it suitable for ultrabooks and other portable devices. The MX150 features 2GB of GDDR5 video memory and is based on Nvidia's Pascal architecture.
While not a high-end gaming GPU, the MX150 provided a significant boost in graphics performance compared to integrated graphics solutions, offering smoother performance in multimedia tasks, light gaming, and productivity applications. It supported DirectX 12 and offered hardware acceleration for video decoding, making it suitable for media consumption.
One of its key strengths was power efficiency, as it allowed laptops to maintain longer battery life while still offering a noticeable graphics upgrade. It became a popular choice in laptops for users who needed a balance of performance and portability without sacrificing battery life, and it paved the way for similar GPUs in subsequent years, such as the MX250 and MX350.
