[34 Gaming tests + videos] NVIDIA GeForce MX350 [25W] – still the NVIDIA budget king
Earlier this year, the GeForce MX250 was the fastest NVIDIA low-end and low-power GPU. As we all know, in the IT universe thing can change with a blink of an eye. The GeForce MX250 was dethroned by its successor – the GeForce MX350. The latter originates from the GeForce GTX 1050 but its memory bus is being cut to 64 bit and the power level is reduced to just 25W, just like the MX250.
Still, the MX350 seems like a better product than the MX250 because it has much more horsepower under the hood. We already saw how fast can be MX250 when it’s configured in a laptop with good cooling and that’s why we picked a decent MX350-based notebook (Lenovo Ideapad 5 15) that performs well when it comes to long gaming sessions. It’ll be an interesting battle so stay tuned.
Meanwhile, you can check out all available laptops with GeForce MX350 (25W) here:
Contents
Benchmarks comparison
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 (15") GPU variants
Here you can see an approximate comparison between the GPUs that can be found in the Lenovo IdeaPad 5 (15") models on the market. This way you can decide for yourself which Lenovo IdeaPad 5 (15") model is the best bang for your buck.
Note: The chart shows the cheapest different GPU configurations so you should check what the other specifications of these laptops are by clicking on the laptop’s name / GPU.
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 3DMark: Wild Life (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Results are from the Unigine Superposition benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Specs overview
As we already informed you, the NVIDIA GeForce MX350 is the successor of the MX250. It uses the same chip as the GTX 1050 but the memory bus is cut to 64-bit and the TGP is reduced to 25W. Expectedly this is a Pascal video card that has 640 shader units and 16 ROPs. The base and the boost clocks are 1354 MHz and 1468 MHz. Meanwhile, the memory is clocked at 7008 MHz.
GPU comparison table
GeForce MX350 (25W) | |
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Architecture | Pascal |
GPU chip | GP107 |
Shader units | 640 |
ROPs | 16 |
Base Clock (MHz) | 1354 |
Boost clock (MHz) | 1468 |
Memory clock (MHz) | 7008 |
Memory size (MB) | 2GB |
Memory type | GDDR5 |
Memory bus width (bit) | 64 |
TGP (Total Graphics Power) | 25W |
DirectX version | 12.1 |
Technology | 14nm |
RTX capabilities | No |
Release date | 02.2020 |
Detailed specs | Link |
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 | 126 fps | 109 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 | 93 fps | 74 fps | 61 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 | 45 fps | 23 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 | 37 fps | 30 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 | 56 fps | 41 fps | 34 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 | 38 fps | 16 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 | 21 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 | 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 | 24 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 | 22 fps | – |
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 | – | – | – |
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 | 32 fps | 28 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 | 23 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 | 237 fps | 49 fps |
Minecraft | Full HD, Minimum (Check settings) | Full HD, Maximum (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 527 fps | 43 fps |
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 | 195 fps | 176 fps |
Rocket League | Full HD, H.Performance (Check settings) | Full HD, H.Quality (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 226 fps | 90 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 | 61 fps | 40 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 | 38 fps | 36 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 | 51 fps | 42 fps | 40 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 | 86 fps | 76 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 | 28 fps | 17 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 |
eFootball PES 2020 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 65 fps | 39 fps |
FIFA 20 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 129 fps | 70 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 | 34 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 | 25 fps | 21 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 |
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 | 29 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 | 29 fps | 16 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 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 | 18 fps | – |
Warframe | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX350 (25W) | 109 fps | 64 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 | 77 fps | 37 fps |
Verdict
Not bad at all, the GeForce MX350 (25W) performs very well in our tests and it’s faster than the MX250. It’s worth noting that no iGPU on the current market isn’t faster than the GeForce MX350 (25W) – not even the AMD Vega 8 (Renoir C5, Ryzen 4000) and Intel Iris Xe G7 (Max) doesn’t stand a chance against the new budget king – the GeForce MX350.
This leads to another good thing – the GeForce MX350 (25W) brings more performance to affordable laptops without being thirstier than the MX250 and it doesn’t dissipate more heat compared to the older 25W MX GPUs. So, the same power levels but with greatly increased performance – the GeForce MX350 (25W) puts the MX250 on its knees and the budget buyers can be happy because this GP107-based graphics card offers more performance without stretching your wallet too much.
All laptops equipped with the GeForce MX350 (25W)