GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X vs MX450

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking460not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency26.57no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameN17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1GP104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 August 2020 (4 years ago)4 December 2018 (6 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 cores8961920
Core clock speed1395 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speed1575 MHz1683 MHz
Number of transistors4,700 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt (12 - 29 Watt TGP)150 Watt
Texture fill rate100.8202.0
Floating-point processing power3.226 TFLOPS6.463 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs64120

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR5, GDDR6GDDR5X
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed10000 MHz1001 MHz
Memory bandwidth64.03 GB/s256.3 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

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 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.21.2.131
CUDA7.56.1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 August 2020 4 December 2018
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 150 Watt

GeForce MX450 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 500% lower power consumption.

GTX 1070 GDDR5X, on the other hand, has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

We couldn't decide between GeForce MX450 and GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce MX450 is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X is a desktop one.


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