GeForce MX450 vs Go 6800 Ultra

Place in the ranking	1287	462
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.28	26.82
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	NV41	N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	24 February 2005 (19 years ago)	1 August 2020 (4 years ago)

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	17	896
Core clock speed	450 MHz	1395 MHz
Boost clock speed	450 MHz	1575 MHz
Number of transistors	190 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	25 Watt (12 - 29 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	5.400	100.8
Floating-point processing power	no data	3.226 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	32
TMUs	12	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
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	GDDR3	GDDR5, GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	600 MHz	10000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	38.4 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

Portable Device Dependent

No outputs

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.

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	3.0	6.5
OpenGL	2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	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.

Go 6800 Ultra 0.36

GeForce MX450 9.74
+2606%

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.

Go 6800 Ultra 137

GeForce MX450 3744
+2633%

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	1−2 −2800%	29 +2800%
1440p	0−1	17
4K	0−1	26

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1500%	32 +1500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −800%	18 +800%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −900%	50 +900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −1025%	45 +1025%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −450%	11 +450%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −729%	58 +729%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −700%	40 +700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −971%	75−80 +971%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −25%	5 +25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −480%	27−30 +480%
World of Tanks	12−14 −985%	140−150 +985%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −200%	6 +200%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −471%	40−45 +471%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −500%	30 +500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −971%	75−80 +971%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

2−3

−2250%

45−50
+2250%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −425%	21−24 +425%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −500%	12−14 +500%
Valorant	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −33.3%	20−22 +33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −33.3%	20−22 +33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 −2700%	27−30 +2700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −33.3%	20−22 +33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	9−10
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Dota 2	14−16 −113%	32 +113%
Valorant	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%

Full HD
Low Preset

Elden Ring

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Metro Exodus	34 +0%	34 +0%
Valorant	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Dota 2	54 +0%	54 +0%
Elden Ring	28 +0%	28 +0%
Fortnite	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	38 +0%	38 +0%
Metro Exodus	16 +0%	16 +0%
Valorant	22 +0%	22 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Dota 2	81 +0%	81 +0%
Valorant	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	11 +0%	11 +0%
Elden Ring	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	11 +0%	11 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
World of Tanks	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	18 +0%	18 +0%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Elden Ring	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Fortnite	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%

This is how Go 6800 Ultra and GeForce MX450 compete in popular games:

GeForce MX450 is 2800% faster in 1080p

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GeForce MX450 is 2700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GeForce MX450 is ahead in 31 test (50%)
there's a draw in 31 test (50%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.36	9.74
Recency	24 February 2005	1 August 2020
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	2 GB
Chip lithography	130 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	25 Watt

GeForce MX450 has a 2605.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 983.3% more advanced lithography process, and 256% lower power consumption.

The GeForce MX450 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 6800 Ultra in performance tests.

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