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Exclusive | Full specs and first benchmarks of the NVIDIA GeForce MX330 and MX350 — NVIDIA clings-on to Pascal even in the third iteration

The NVIDIA MX350 is a cut-down GTX 1050 with a 64-bit memory bus.
The NVIDIA MX350 is a cut-down GTX 1050 with a 64-bit memory bus.
We have obtained exclusive information and benchmarks about NVIDIA's latest entry-level dGPUs for laptops — the GeForce MX330 and MX350. While the MX330 is essentially a rebranded MX250, the MX350 is based on the same GP107 chip as the GTX 1050 albeit sporting just a 64-bit memory bus and a lower 25 W TDP.

The NVIDIA GeForce MX-series has traditionally been about having a dGPU that provides a little more muscle power than what traditional iGPUs can offer. Last month, we've reported about NVIDIA's purported plans of introducing the MX330 and MX350 laptop GPUs. Now, we have exclusive first-hand information about the specs of these GPUs and a few preliminary benchmarks. One would expect the next generation MX GPUs to be based on the Turing architecture, but NVIDIA seems to think Pascal is still the way to go in 2020. 

NVIDIA GeForce MX330: MX150 v3?

We get to hear that NVIDIA is once again performing a rebranding exercise with the MX330. The MX330 will have just a 0.8% higher clock speed for the 25W version (N17S-G3) compared to the MX250. Such a small uptick in clocks will be difficult to perceive in benchmarks, which makes the MX330 essentially a rebranded MX250.

Check out our dedicated GeForce MX250 page to get an idea of the kind of performance that can be expected from the MX330.

NVIDIA GeForce MX350: A nerfed GTX 1050 on par with a GTX 960M

Alongside the MX330, NVIDIA will also be introducing the MX350 dGPU. From what we hear, the MX350 is based on the same GP107 Pascal chip as the GTX 1050. However, the MX350 will feature only a 64-bit memory bus and will operate at a lower TGP of 25W. As a result of this, the MX350 offers performance more in line with a GTX 960M than a GTX 1050 itself. 

Here's a quick comparison of preliminary MX350 benchmarks with other NVIDIA GPUs. 

3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Dell G3 3590
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i5-9300H
9315 Points
MSI GL62M 7RD-077
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, i7-7700HQ
6382 Points
HP Pavilion 15t-X7P42AV
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, i7-7700HQ
6100 Points
Presample MX350 i5-10400
NVIDIA GeForce MX350,
4417 Points
Asus Zenbook Pro UX501JW-FI218H
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M, 4720HQ
4197 Points
Asus Zenbook UX510UW-CN044T
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M, 6500U
4133 Points
MSI Modern 15 A10RB
NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-10510U
3868 Points
Dell Inspiron 14 3493-4KWCF
NVIDIA GeForce MX230, i7-1065G7
2168 Points
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Dell G3 3590
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i5-9300H
3519 Points
MSI GL62M 7RD-077
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, i7-7700HQ
1744 Points
Presample MX350 i5-10400
NVIDIA GeForce MX350,
1343 Points
Pre-Sample
NVIDIA GeForce MX330,
1190 Points
MSI Modern 15 A10RB
NVIDIA GeForce MX250, i7-10510U
1160 Points
Asus Zenbook UX510UW-CN044T
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M, 6500U
1138 Points
Dell Inspiron 14 3493-4KWCF
NVIDIA GeForce MX230, i7-1065G7
698 Points

Overall, we see that the MX350 is about 23% and 28% slower than the GTX 1050 in 3DMark Time Spy Graphics and Fire Strike Graphics, respectively. That being said, we also see that the MX350 is about 18% faster in Time Spy Graphics and 7% faster in Fire Strike Graphics than the GTX 960M.

Below is a summary of the specs of the MX330 and MX350 based on what we hear from NVIDIA sources:

SpecsNVIDIA MX330 NVIDIA MX350 
GPUN17S-G3-A1 

N17S-G5

Internal Part NumberGP108-655-A1 GP107-670-A1
Process 16 nm 16 nm 
Package GB2C-64 GB2D-64 
Package Size 23 x 23 mm 23 x 23 mm 
BGA 595-ball 595-ball (?) 
PCI Express Gen3 x4 Gen3 x4 
GPU Base Clock 1531 MHz 1354 
GPU Boost Clock 1594 MHz 1468 
CUDA Cores 384 640 
TDP 25W 25W
Memory Type 

64-bit GDDR5

256Mx32 / 512Mx16 

64-bit GDDR5

256Mx32 / 512Mx16 

P0 Memory Clock 3.5 / 3.0 GHz 3.5 GHz
Display Port N/AN/A
HDMI N/A N/A 
Launch Date Feb 10, 2020 Feb 10, 2020 

For more information check out our dedicated pages for the MX330 and MX350. Do note that these pages will be updated with official information and benchmarks as and when available.

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Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 2020-02-10 (Update: 2020-02-25)