Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile vs GeForce MX450

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce MX450 with RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile, including specs and performance data.

GeForce MX450
2020
2 GB GDDR5, GDDR6, 25 Watt
9.68
Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile
2024
4 GB GDDR6, 35 Watt
27.27
+182%

Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms MX450 by a whopping 182% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking457200
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency26.7653.86
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameN17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1AD107
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date1 August 2020 (4 years ago)26 February 2024 (less than a year 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 cores8962048
Core clock speed1395 MHz1485 MHz
Boost clock speed1575 MHz2025 MHz
Number of transistors4,700 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt (12 - 29 Watt TGP)35 Watt
Texture fill rate100.8129.6
Floating-point processing power3.226 TFLOPS8.294 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs6464
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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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, GDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed10000 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth64.03 GB/s128.0 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 outputsPortable Device Dependent

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 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA7.58.9

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 9.68
Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile 27.27
+182%

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.

GeForce MX450 8250
Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile 20239
+145%

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.

GeForce MX450 22831
Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile 66297
+190%

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.

GeForce MX450 4725
Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile 14136
+199%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

GeForce MX450 1900
Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile 5278
+178%

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 HD28
−168%
75−80
+168%
1440p19
−163%
50−55
+163%
4K28
−168%
75−80
+168%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 32
−181%
90−95
+181%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−161%
60−65
+161%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
−170%
27−30
+170%
Battlefield 5 30−33
−167%
80−85
+167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−175%
55−60
+175%
Cyberpunk 2077 22
−173%
60−65
+173%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−173%
60−65
+173%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−178%
75−80
+178%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−181%
180−190
+181%
Hitman 3 30
−167%
80−85
+167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−164%
140−150
+164%
Metro Exodus 55
−173%
150−160
+173%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45
−167%
120−130
+167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−181%
90−95
+181%
Watch Dogs: Legion 94
−177%
260−270
+177%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−161%
60−65
+161%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6
−167%
16−18
+167%
Battlefield 5 30−33
−167%
80−85
+167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−175%
55−60
+175%
Cyberpunk 2077 13
−169%
35−40
+169%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−173%
60−65
+173%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−178%
75−80
+178%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−181%
180−190
+181%
Hitman 3 29
−176%
80−85
+176%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−164%
140−150
+164%
Metro Exodus 37
−170%
100−105
+170%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−178%
75−80
+178%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40
−175%
110−120
+175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−169%
70−75
+169%
Watch Dogs: Legion 89
−181%
250−260
+181%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−161%
60−65
+161%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 11
−173%
30−33
+173%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−175%
55−60
+175%
Cyberpunk 2077 8
−163%
21−24
+163%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−173%
60−65
+173%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−181%
180−190
+181%
Hitman 3 25
−180%
70−75
+180%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24
−171%
65−70
+171%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30
−167%
80−85
+167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
−175%
55−60
+175%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7
−157%
18−20
+157%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 31
−174%
85−90
+174%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−163%
50−55
+163%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−167%
40−45
+167%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7
−157%
18−20
+157%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−173%
30−33
+173%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−162%
110−120
+162%
Hitman 3 18
−178%
50−55
+178%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
−175%
55−60
+175%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18
−178%
50−55
+178%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−179%
170−180
+179%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 26
−169%
70−75
+169%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%
Hitman 3 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−168%
110−120
+168%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%

This is how GeForce MX450 and Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile compete in popular games:

  • Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile is 168% faster in 1080p
  • Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile is 163% faster in 1440p
  • Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile is 168% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.68 27.27
Recency 1 August 2020 26 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

GeForce MX450 has 40% lower power consumption.

Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has a 181.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX450 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce MX450 is a notebook graphics card while RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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