[35 Gaming tests and videos] NVIDIA GeForce MX350 [25W] vs NVIDIA GeForce MX350 [10W] – the 25W version is 17% faster but the 10W GPU is an honest offer
The mobile budget GPU market is crowded with so many different inexpensive video cards – starting with products like the GeForce MX110 and we can go as high as GeForce MX350 (25W). As for AMD, they offer the RX 640 and a bunch of powerful Zen 2 iGPUs.
Speaking of the GeForce MX series, we already have two dedicated articles for both TGP versions of the green budget king – for the GeForce MX350 (25W) and for the GeForce MX350 (10W) as well. This time we are going to compare these two head to head.
Let’s inspect how far ahead is the 25W version and if it’s worth buying it instead of the smaller GPU.
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Contents
Specs overview
The NVIDIA GeForce MX350 (25W) is the successor of the MX250. It uses the same chip as the GTX 1050 – the memory bus is cut to 64-bit and the TGP is lowered to 25W. This a Pascal video card that and it’s based on the GP107 chip. We have 640 shader units and 16 ROPs. The base and the boost frequencies are 1354 MHz and 1468 MHz. As for the memory, it’s set to 7008 MHz.
The 10W version is exactly the same GPU but it has 10W TGP. Expectedly, the core clocks are greatly decreased to 747 MHz and 937 MHz.
GPU comparison table
GeForce MX350 (25W) | GeForce MX350 (10W) | |
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Architecture | Pascal | Pascal |
GPU chip | GP107 | GP107 |
Shader units | 640 | 640 |
ROPs | 16 | 16 |
Base Clock (MHz) | 1354 (+81%) | 747 |
Boost clock (MHz) | 1468 (+57%) | 937 |
Memory clock (MHz) | 7000 | up to 7000 |
Memory size (MB) | 2048 | 2048 |
Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
Memory bus width (bit) | 64 | 64 |
TGP (Total Graphics Power) | 25W (+150%) | 10W |
DirectX version | 12.1 | 12.1 |
Technology | 14nm | 14nm |
RTX capabilities | No | No |
Release date | 02.2020 | 02.2020 |
Detailed specs | Link | Link |
Synthetic benchmarks
Results are from the 3DMark: Time Spy (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Results are from the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Results are from the Unigine Superposition benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)
CS:GO | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 153 fps (+68%) | 126 fps (+80%) | 109 fps (+63%) |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | 91 fps | 70 fps | 67 fps |
DOTA 2 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 135 fps (+18%) | 93 fps (+21%) | 74 fps (+17%) | 61 fps (+17%) |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | 114 fps | 77 fps | 63 fps | 52 fps |
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5) | Full HD, Normal (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Very High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 110 fps (+21%) | 45 fps (+7%) | 23 fps (+5%) | – |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | 91 fps | 42 fps | 22 fps | 20 fps |
For Honor | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Extreme (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 39 fps (+8%) | 37 fps (+9%) | 30 fps (+11%) |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | 36 fps | 34 fps | 27 fps |
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Very High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 79 fps (+3%) | 56 fps (+8%) | 41 fps (+17%) | 34 fps (+14%) |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | 77 fps | 54 fps | 35 fps | 29 fps |
Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016) | Full HD, Lowest (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, Very High (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 56 fps (+7%) | 38 fps (+9%) | 16 fps (+7%) | – |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | 52 fps | 35 fps | 15 fps | – |
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Very High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 28 fps (+4%) | 21 fps (+10%) | – | – |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | 27 fps | 19 fps | – | – |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) | Full HD, Lowest (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Highest (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 45 fps (+18%) | 19 fps | – | – |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | 38 fps | 19 fps | – | – |
Doom (2016) | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 57 fps (+12%) | 24 fps | – |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | 51 fps | 29 fps (+21%) | 19 fps |
Doom Eternal | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, U.Nightmare (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 26 fps (+37%) | 22 fps | – |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | 19 fps | – | – |
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Red Dead Redemption 2 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 16 fps | – | – | – |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | – | – | – | – |
Metro Exodus | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Extreme (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | – | – | – |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | 7 fps | – | – |
Gears 5 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 50 fps (+14%) | 32 fps (+11%) | 28 fps (+12%) | – |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | 44 fps | 29 fps | 25 fps | – |
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra High (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 33 fps (+3%) | 23 fps (+15%) | – | – |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | 32 fps | 20 fps | – | – |
Hearthstone | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 228 fps (+74%) | 237 fps (+85%) | 49 fps (+44%) |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | 131 fps | 128 fps | 34 fps |
Minecraft | Full HD, Minimum (Check settings) | Full HD, Maximum (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 527 fps | 43 fps |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | – | – |
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League Of Legends | Full HD, V.Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, V.High (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 217 fps (+32%) | 195 fps (+25%) | 176 fps (+36%) |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | 165 fps | 156 fps | 129 fps |
Rocket League | Full HD, H.Performance (Check settings) | Full HD, H.Quality (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 226 fps (+73%) | 90 fps (+2%) |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | 131 fps | 88 fps |
Overwatch | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Epic (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 101 fps (+10%) | 61 fps (+3%) | 40 fps (+8%) |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | 91 fps | 59 fps | 37 fps |
PUBG | Full HD, V.Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 51 fps (+6%) | 38 fps (+9%) | 36 fps (+13%) | – |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | 48 fps | 35 fps | 32 fps | 23 fps |
Darksiders Genesis | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Mid (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 78 fps (+20%) | 51 fps (+24%) | 42 fps (+24%) | 40 fps (+25%) |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | 65 fps | 41 fps | 34 fps | 32 fps |
Halo Reach | Full HD, Performance (Check settings) | Full HD, Original (Check settings) | Full HD, Enhanced (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 96 fps (+26%) | 86 fps (+23%) | 76 fps (+15%) |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | 76 fps | 70 fps | 66 fps |
Borderlands 3 | Full HD, V.Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Badass (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 43 fps (+13%) | 28 fps (+12%) | 17 fps | – |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | 38 fps | 25 fps | – | – |
Team Fortress 2 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 117 fps | 105 fps (+7%) |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | 119 fps (+2%) | 98 fps |
eFootball PES 2020 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 65 fps (+5%) | 39 fps (+5%) |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | 62 fps | 37 fps |
FIFA 20 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 129 fps (+42%) | 70 fps (+3%) |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | 91 fps | 68 fps |
The Witcher 3 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 42 fps (+2%) | 34 fps (+36%) | 25 fps | – |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | 41 fps | 25 fps | – | – |
Need For Speed Heat | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 37 fps (+28%) | 25 fps (+9%) | 21 fps |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | 29 fps | 23 fps | – |
Apex Legends | Full HD, Min. (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 47 fps | 35 fps | 25 fps |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | 49 fps (+4%) | 38 fps (+9%) | 25 fps |
Battlefield V | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 38 fps (+6%) | 29 fps (+21%) | 24 fps | – |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | 36 fps | 24 fps | – | – |
Call Of Duty Modern Warfare | Full HD, V.Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Normal (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 32 fps (+33%) | 29 fps (+38%) | 16 fps |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | 24 fps | 21 fps | – |
ARK: Survival Evolved | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Epic (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 41 fps (+17%) | 17 fps | – | – |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | 35 fps | 17 fps | – | – |
Total War Three Kingdoms | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 46 fps | 30 fps (+11%) | 18 fps (+6%) | – |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | 49 fps (+7%) | 27 fps | 17 fps | – |
Warframe | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 109 fps | 64 fps (+14%) |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | 113 fps (+4%) | 56 fps |
World Of Tanks Encore | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 308 fps (+78%) | 77 fps (+5%) | 37 fps (+6%) |
GeForce MX350 (10W) | 173 fps | 73 fps | 35 fps |
Performance summary (gaming tests)
The overall result isn’t that different compared to the synthetic benchmarks – the 25W variant is 17% faster on average when compared to the 10W one
GeForce MX350 (25W) vs GeForce MX350 (10W) | Full HD, Low | Full HD, Medium | Full HD, High | Full HD, Ultra | Average difference % |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | +20% | +18% | +19% | +11 | +17 |
GeForce MX350 (10W) |
Verdict
The difference between these two budget NVIDIA offerings is noticeable. However, both of them have their own place in the market. The 25W GPUs is 17% faster, most games run better on it, and if your main goal is to buy a budget machine for games, well, the GeForce MX350 (25W) is a possible solution. You can play light games like CS:GO and Dota 2 with a high FPS value, and newer and heavier games like Borderlands 3 run with 40-ish frames (and even lower) on Low.
The GeForce MX350 (10W) is suitable for light and slim machines. It has just a 10W TGP but the performance that it brings to the table is acceptable. And it’s faster than the dedicated AMD offering – the RX 640.
All laptops equipped with the GeForce MX350 (25W)
All laptops equipped with the GeForce MX350 (10W)