Nvidia GeForce MX350 Gaming: A Comprehensive 2023 Review

Another mobile representative of the Pascal family the GeForce MX350. Recall that the graphic architecture of Pascal appeared in the distant 2016. At the time of its release, this architecture was a significant evolutionary step forward in the world of video cards, which allowed NVIDIA to stay ahead of its main competitor AMD for a long time.

Nvidia Geforce Mx350 Gaming
Nvidia Geforce Mx350

In 2019, NVIDIA revealed to the world its new development – the Ampere graphic architecture. And if gaming video cards for laptops received video chips of a new architecture, then budget models still continue the Pascal tradition. The novelty in question is no exception.

The video card for the GeForce MX350 laptops can be attributed to the mid-budget class, and it is the direct successor to the GeForce MX250 . Interestingly, the MX250 card, released in February 2019, was essentially “overclocked” in the frequency range of the GeForce MX150 . And now, looking at the characteristics of the new product, you can understand that the MX350 model is actually a “stripped down” mobile video card GeForce GTX 1050 . And in this case the memory bus is “cut down” twice – from 128 to 64 bits. Let’s look at and compare the characteristics of the new video card and its predecessor, as well as the mentioned GTX 1050.

Nvidia Geforce Mx350 SPECIFICATIONS

ModelGeForce MX350GeForce GTX 1050GeForce MX250
Chip codenameGP107GP107GP108
Process technology14 nm14 nm14 nm
ArchitecturePascalPascalPascal
Number of shaders640640384
Base Clock, MHz135413541519
Clock frequency boost, MHz146814931582
Memory typeGddr5Gddr5Gddr5
Bit width of the memory bus, bit6412864
The amount of video memory, MB20482048/40962048
Announcement Date02/20/202001/03/201702/20/2019

* Please note that the characteristics of the GeForceMX350 (such as clock speed) may vary between laptop models.

Testing The Nvidia Geforce Mx350 Gaming

The GeForce MX series of video cards is not positioned by NVIDIA as a gaming company. Rather, these are video adapters for expanding the graphic capabilities of your laptop in comparison with built-in solutions. Therefore, you should not expect good performance from GeForce MX350 in demanding gaming projects.

In principle, running at FullHD screen resolution will turn out almost everything, but it is far from always comfortable to play. So in modern “heavy” games, the settings will usually be minimal, and sometimes you will have to reduce the screen resolution. As for the old or not very demanding games like FIFA or DOTA 2, here the video card copes well. Below you can see the test results with the average value of the obtained FPS.

Games / SettingsUltra 1920×1080High 1920×1080Medium 1920×1080Low 1920×1080
Red dead redemption 28 fps14 fps20 fps24 fps
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare20 fps24 fps30 fps38 fps
Metro: Exodus18 fps23 fps26 fps31 fps
Farcry new dawn22 fps27 fps31 fps36 fps
Battlefield v25 fps32 fps38 fps50 fps
Rage 218 fps20 fps24 fps31 fps
FIFA 2045 fps59 fps72 fps94 fps
Assassin’s creed odyssey9 fps15 fps21 fps29 fps
Tom Clancy’s The Division 211 fps20 fps27 fps36 fps
Dota 274 fps83 fps106 fps128 fps
Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds21 fps30 fps37 fps42 fps
Shadow of the tomb raider11 fps16 fps21 fps27 fps
Kingdom Come: Deliverance16 fps22 fps26 fps33 fps
GTA V17 fps34 fps59 fps75 fps
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt14 fps28 fps36 fps41 fps

* Testing was carried out on a laptop with an Intel Core i7-10710U processor and 8 GB of RAM. Installed operating system Windows 10 64-bit.

CONCLUSION

Regarding gaming performance, the GeForce MX350 looks a little better than its predecessor MX250. However, in comparison with the mobile GeForce GTX 1050 , the adapter in question loses noticeably. It affects the “narrowness” of the memory bus and, as a result, the bandwidth limit. Yes, and the amount of video memory 2 GB in modern games is already seriously small.

Thus, a laptop with a GeForce MX350 graphics card will be enough for multimedia and office tasks. And if you play mainly not particularly demanding games, it is quite logical that this video adapter will be your best choice. The graphics card is working out its budget.

Hi, fellow tech enthusiasts! I’m Syed Kashif Shah, and I’m proud to be your go-to expert for all things like problems, suggestions, recommendations related to graphics cards. As a seasoned Technology Consultant and Hardware Enthusiast, I’ve spent years in the graphics card troubleshooting and repair field.

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