RTX A4500 vs GeForce MX450

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce MX450 with RTX A4500, including specs and performance data.

GeForce MX450
2020
2 GB GDDR5, GDDR6, 25 Watt
9.69

RTX A4500 outperforms MX450 by a whopping 479% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking45845
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency27.0219.55
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameN17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1GA102
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date1 August 2020 (4 years ago)23 November 2021 (3 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 cores8967168
Core clock speed1395 MHz1050 MHz
Boost clock speed1575 MHz1650 MHz
Number of transistors4,700 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt (12 - 29 Watt TGP)200 Watt
Texture fill rate100.8369.6
Floating-point processing power3.226 TFLOPS23.65 TFLOPS
ROPs3296
TMUs64224
Tensor Coresno data224
Ray Tracing Coresno data56

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 4.0 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, GDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB20 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed10000 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth64.03 GB/s640.0 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 outputs4x DisplayPort 1.4a

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 Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA7.58.6

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 9.69
RTX A4500 56.09
+479%

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 3737
RTX A4500 21639
+479%

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.

GeForce MX450 29036
RTX A4500 142496
+391%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GeForce MX450 27944
RTX A4500 132164
+373%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

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 CUDA API by NVIDIA.

GeForce MX450 29969
RTX A4500 171509
+472%

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
−471%
160−170
+471%
1440p19
−426%
100−110
+426%
4K28
−471%
160−170
+471%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 32
−463%
180−190
+463%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−465%
130−140
+465%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
−450%
55−60
+450%
Battlefield 5 30−33
−467%
170−180
+467%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−450%
110−120
+450%
Cyberpunk 2077 22
−445%
120−130
+445%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−445%
120−130
+445%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−456%
150−160
+456%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−447%
350−400
+447%
Hitman 3 30
−467%
170−180
+467%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−466%
300−310
+466%
Metro Exodus 55
−445%
300−310
+445%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45
−478%
260−270
+478%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−463%
180−190
+463%
Watch Dogs: Legion 94
−432%
500−550
+432%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−465%
130−140
+465%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6
−400%
30−33
+400%
Battlefield 5 30−33
−467%
170−180
+467%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−450%
110−120
+450%
Cyberpunk 2077 13
−477%
75−80
+477%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−445%
120−130
+445%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−456%
150−160
+456%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−447%
350−400
+447%
Hitman 3 29
−452%
160−170
+452%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−466%
300−310
+466%
Metro Exodus 37
−468%
210−220
+468%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−456%
150−160
+456%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40
−475%
230−240
+475%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−477%
150−160
+477%
Watch Dogs: Legion 89
−462%
500−550
+462%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−465%
130−140
+465%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 11
−445%
60−65
+445%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−450%
110−120
+450%
Cyberpunk 2077 8
−463%
45−50
+463%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−445%
120−130
+445%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−447%
350−400
+447%
Hitman 3 25
−460%
140−150
+460%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24
−442%
130−140
+442%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30
−467%
170−180
+467%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
−450%
110−120
+450%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7
−471%
40−45
+471%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 31
−448%
170−180
+448%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−426%
100−105
+426%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−467%
85−90
+467%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−456%
50−55
+456%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7
−471%
40−45
+471%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−450%
55−60
+450%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−440%
27−30
+440%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−445%
60−65
+445%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−471%
240−250
+471%
Hitman 3 18
−456%
100−105
+456%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
−450%
110−120
+450%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−471%
80−85
+471%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18
−456%
100−105
+456%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−456%
50−55
+456%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−474%
350−400
+474%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 26
−477%
150−160
+477%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−456%
50−55
+456%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−471%
40−45
+471%
Hitman 3 6−7
−400%
30−33
+400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−461%
230−240
+461%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−463%
45−50
+463%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−471%
40−45
+471%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−400%
30−33
+400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−425%
21−24
+425%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−425%
21−24
+425%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−440%
27−30
+440%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−442%
65−70
+442%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−400%
30−33
+400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−433%
16−18
+433%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−456%
50−55
+456%

This is how GeForce MX450 and RTX A4500 compete in popular games:

  • RTX A4500 is 471% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A4500 is 426% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A4500 is 471% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.69 56.09
Recency 1 August 2020 23 November 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 20 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 200 Watt

GeForce MX450 has 700% lower power consumption.

RTX A4500, on the other hand, has a 478.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 900% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A4500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX450 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce MX450 is a notebook card while RTX A4500 is a workstation one.


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