GeForce MX570 vs GTS 450

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 450 with GeForce MX570, including specs and performance data.

GTS 450
2010
1 GB GDDR5, 106 Watt
3.42

MX570 outperforms GTS 450 by a whopping 335% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking730355
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.66no data
Power efficiency2.2140.81
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGF106GA107
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date13 September 2010 (14 years ago)May 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$129 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1922048
Core clock speed783 MHz832 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1155 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)106 Watt25 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature100 °Cno data
Texture fill rate25.0673.92
Floating-point processing power0.6013 TFLOPS4.731 TFLOPS
ROPs1640
TMUs3264
Tensor Coresno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCI-E 2.0 x 16no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length210 mmno data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone
SLI options+-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1804 (3608 data rate) MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.7 GB/s96 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsMini HDMITwo Dual Link DVINo outputs
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTS 450 3.42
GeForce MX570 14.89
+335%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTS 450 1317
GeForce MX570 5735
+335%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p30
−333%
130−140
+333%
Full HD38
−321%
160−170
+321%
1200p27
−307%
110−120
+307%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.39no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−283%
21−24
+283%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−240%
30−35
+240%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Battlefield 5 7−8
−586%
45−50
+586%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−283%
21−24
+283%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−400%
35−40
+400%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−356%
40−45
+356%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−405%
95−100
+405%
Hitman 3 8−9
−250%
27−30
+250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−204%
75−80
+204%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−900%
50−55
+900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−356%
40−45
+356%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−243%
45−50
+243%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−90.2%
75−80
+90.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−240%
30−35
+240%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Battlefield 5 7−8
−586%
45−50
+586%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−283%
21−24
+283%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−400%
35−40
+400%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−356%
40−45
+356%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−405%
95−100
+405%
Hitman 3 8−9
−250%
27−30
+250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−204%
75−80
+204%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−900%
50−55
+900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−356%
40−45
+356%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−243%
45−50
+243%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−133%
35−40
+133%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−90.2%
75−80
+90.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−240%
30−35
+240%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−283%
21−24
+283%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−400%
35−40
+400%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−405%
95−100
+405%
Hitman 3 8−9
−250%
27−30
+250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−204%
75−80
+204%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−243%
45−50
+243%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−133%
35−40
+133%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−90.2%
75−80
+90.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−356%
40−45
+356%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−383%
27−30
+383%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−360%
21−24
+360%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−400%
14−16
+400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−433%
16−18
+433%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−325%
16−18
+325%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−7600%
75−80
+7600%
Hitman 3 8−9
−125%
18−20
+125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
−333%
90−95
+333%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−243%
24−27
+243%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−450%
10−12
+450%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 2−3
Far Cry 5 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−1900%
20−22
+1900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−225%
12−14
+225%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

This is how GTS 450 and GeForce MX570 compete in popular games:

  • GeForce MX570 is 333% faster in 900p
  • GeForce MX570 is 321% faster in 1080p
  • GeForce MX570 is 307% faster in 1200p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GeForce MX570 is 7600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GeForce MX570 is ahead in 63 tests (89%)
  • there's a draw in 8 tests (11%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.42 14.89
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt 25 Watt

GeForce MX570 has a 335.4% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 400% more advanced lithography process, and 324% lower power consumption.

The GeForce MX570 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 450 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTS 450 is a desktop card while GeForce MX570 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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