GeForce MX450 vs GTX 770M

Place in the ranking	541	460
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.47	no data
Power efficiency	6.62	26.57
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	GK106	N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	30 May 2013 (11 years ago)	1 August 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$189.99	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 cores	960	896
Core clock speed	811 MHz	1395 MHz
Boost clock speed	797 MHz	1575 MHz
Number of transistors	2,540 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	25 Watt (12 - 29 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	63.76	100.8
Floating-point processing power	1.53 TFLOPS	3.226 TFLOPS
ROPs	24	32
TMUs	80	64

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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5, GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	2 GB
Standard memory configuration	GDDR5	no data
Memory bus width	192 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	10000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96.0 GB/s	64.03 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 Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
eDP 1.2 signal support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
LVDS signal support	Up to 1920x1200	no data
VGA аnalog display support	Up to 2048x1536	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP content protection	+	-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI	+	-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming	+	-

Supported technologies

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

Blu-Ray 3D Support	+	-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	-
Optimus	+	+
3D Vision / 3DTV Play	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2
CUDA	+	7.5

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.

GTX 770M 7.24

GeForce MX450 9.69
+33.8%

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.

GTX 770M 2791

GeForce MX450 3734
+33.8%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 770M 4889

GeForce MX450 8250
+68.7%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 770M 19208

GeForce MX450 22831
+18.9%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 770M 3347

GeForce MX450 4725
+41.2%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 770M 23513

GeForce MX450 27570
+17.3%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 770M 8652

GeForce MX450 29016
+235%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

GTX 770M 6572

GeForce MX450 29969
+356%

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

GTX 770M 49

GeForce MX450 57
+17.9%

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:

Full HD	49 +69%	29 −69%
1440p	12−14 −50%	18 +50%
4K	21−24 −42.9%	30 +42.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.88	no data
1440p	15.83	no data
4K	9.05	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14

−167%

32
+167%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −27.8%	21−24 +27.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +0%	10 +0%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −42.9%	30−33 +42.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −33.3%	20−22 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −83.3%	22 +83.3%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −37.5%	21−24 +37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 −35%	27−30 +35%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −33.3%	60−65 +33.3%
Hitman 3	14−16 −114%	30 +114%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −23.3%	50−55 +23.3%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −162%	55 +162%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 −125%	45 +125%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −33.3%	30−35 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −74.1%	94 +74.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −27.8%	21−24 +27.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +66.7%	6 −66.7%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −42.9%	30−33 +42.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −33.3%	20−22 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −8.3%	13 +8.3%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −37.5%	21−24 +37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 −35%	27−30 +35%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −33.3%	60−65 +33.3%
Hitman 3	14−16 −107%	29 +107%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −23.3%	50−55 +23.3%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −76.2%	37 +76.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 −35%	27−30 +35%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −66.7%	40 +66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −18.2%	24−27 +18.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −64.8%	89 +64.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −27.8%	21−24 +27.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −10%	11 +10%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −33.3%	20−22 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +50%	8 −50%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −37.5%	21−24 +37.5%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −33.3%	60−65 +33.3%
Hitman 3	14−16 −78.6%	25 +78.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +79.2%	24 −79.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −25%	30 +25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +10%	20 −10%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +671%	7 −671%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

20−22

−55%

31
+55%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −35.7%	18−20 +35.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 −36.4%	14−16 +36.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −133%	7 +133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −61.5%	40−45 +61.5%
Hitman 3	10−12 −63.6%	18 +63.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −33.3%	20−22 +33.3%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −75%	14−16 +75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 −260%	18 +260%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −32.6%	60−65 +32.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

−117%

26
+117%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Hitman 3	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −70.8%	40−45 +70.8%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 −200%	6−7 +200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8

−28.6%

9−10
+28.6%

This is how GTX 770M and GeForce MX450 compete in popular games:

GTX 770M is 69% faster in 1080p
GeForce MX450 is 50% faster in 1440p
GeForce MX450 is 43% faster in 4K

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 770M is 671% faster.
in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GeForce MX450 is 260% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 770M is ahead in 5 tests (7%)
GeForce MX450 is ahead in 65 tests (90%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.24	9.69
Recency	30 May 2013	1 August 2020
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	25 Watt

GTX 770M has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GeForce MX450, on the other hand, has a 33.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The GeForce MX450 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 770M in performance tests.

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