GeForce4 MX 440 vs GeForce MX450

Place in the ranking	461	1515
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	26.82	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code name	N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1	NV17 A3
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 August 2020 (4 years ago)	6 February 2002 (22 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	896	no data
Core clock speed	1395 MHz	275 MHz
Boost clock speed	1575 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	4,700 million	29 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt (12 - 29 Watt TGP)	no data
Texture fill rate	100.8	1.100
Floating-point processing power	3.226 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	32	2
TMUs	64	4

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x4	AGP 4x
Width	no data	1-slot
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	GDDR5, GDDR6	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	64 MB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	10000 MHz	200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64.03 GB/s	6.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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

1x DVI, 1x VGA

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	12 (12_1)	8.0
Shader Model	6.5	no data
OpenGL	4.6	1.3
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	1.2	N/A
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.

GeForce MX450 9.74
+97300%

GeForce4 MX 440 0.01

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.

GeForce MX450 3745
+93525%

GeForce4 MX 440 4

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	29	-0−1
1440p	17	-0−1
4K	26	-0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	32	0−1
Elden Ring	29	0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	18−20	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	18	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	50	0−1
Metro Exodus	34	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	45	0−1
Valorant	35−40	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	8	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	11	0−1
Dota 2	54	0−1
Elden Ring	28	0−1
Far Cry 5	58	0−1
Fortnite	55−60	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	40	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	38	0−1
Metro Exodus	16	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	5	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30	0−1
Valorant	22	0−1
World of Tanks	140−150	0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	18−20	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	6	0−1
Dota 2	81	0−1
Far Cry 5	40−45	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	30	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80	0−1
Valorant	35−40	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	11	0−1
Elden Ring	14−16	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	11	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9	0−1
World of Tanks	70−75	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	10−11	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8	0−1
Far Cry 5	21−24	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	18	0−1
Metro Exodus	18−20	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14	0−1
Valorant	24−27	0−1

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	4−5	0−1
Dota 2	20−22	0−1
Elden Ring	6−7	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22	0−1
Metro Exodus	5−6	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	4−5	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Dota 2	32	0−1
Far Cry 5	12−14	0−1
Fortnite	10−11	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	12−14	0−1
Valorant	10−11	0−1

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.74	0.01
Recency	1 August 2020	6 February 2002
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	64 MB
Chip lithography	12 nm	150 nm

GeForce MX450 has a 97300% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 18 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1150% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce MX450 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce4 MX 440 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce MX450 is a notebook card while GeForce4 MX 440 is a desktop one.

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