AMD Radeon HD 8950 vs NVIDIA GeForce MX350
In the PassMark G3D benchmark the AMD Radeon HD 8950 scores 2,840 against 2,816 for the NVIDIA GeForce MX350, making it effectively tied with the NVIDIA GeForce MX350.
The AMD Radeon HD 8950 carries more video memory (3 GB against 2 GB), which matters at higher resolutions and for larger workloads.
The NVIDIA GeForce MX350 draws less board power (15 W against 225 W).
Measured as benchmark score per watt, the NVIDIA GeForce MX350 is the more efficient of the two (187.7 against 12.6 points per watt).
Comparing 12 specifications that differ between these two cards. Coverage: 9/10 recorded for the AMD Radeon HD 8950, 10/10 for the NVIDIA GeForce MX350. Fields neither card records are omitted; fields only one records are shown as "Not recorded".
Specifications compared
| AMD Radeon HD 8950 | NVIDIA GeForce MX350 | |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,792 | 640 |
| Compute units | Not recorded | 5 |
| Base clock | 850 MHz | 747 MHz |
| Boost clock | 925 MHz | 936 MHz |
| Memory size | 3 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384-bit | 64-bit |
| Memory bandwidth | Not recorded | 56.0 GB/s |
| Board power | 225 W | 15 W |
| Process node | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 352 mm² | 132 mm² |
| Transistors | 4,313 M | 3,300 M |
| Architecture | GCN | Pascal |
| Launch date | 2013-01-08 | 2020-02-12 |
| PassMark G3D | 2,840 | 2,816 |