Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce MX450

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce MX450 and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce MX450
2020
2 GB GDDR5, GDDR6, 25 Watt
9.70

RX 6500 outperforms MX450 by a whopping 105% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking460278
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency26.59no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)no data
GPU code nameN17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 August 2020 (4 years ago)no data

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 cores896no data
Core clock speed1395 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1575 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,700 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology12 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt (12 - 29 Watt TGP)no data
Texture fill rate100.8no data
Floating-point processing power3.226 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs64no data

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 x4no data
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, GDDR6no data
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed10000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth64.03 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

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)no data
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2-
CUDA7.5-

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 9.70
RX 6500 19.86
+105%

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 3735
RX 6500 7649
+105%

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 HD29
−89.7%
55−60
+89.7%
1440p18
−94.4%
35−40
+94.4%
4K30
−100%
60−65
+100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 32
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−91.3%
40−45
+91.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
−230%
30−35
+230%
Battlefield 5 30−33
−117%
65−70
+117%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−100%
40−45
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 22
−45.5%
30−35
+45.5%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−109%
45−50
+109%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−96.3%
50−55
+96.3%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−92.2%
120−130
+92.2%
Hitman 3 30
−30%
35−40
+30%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−81.1%
95−100
+81.1%
Metro Exodus 55
−100%
110−120
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45
−17.8%
50−55
+17.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−106%
65−70
+106%
Watch Dogs: Legion 94
+3.3%
90−95
−3.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−91.3%
40−45
+91.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6
−450%
30−35
+450%
Battlefield 5 30−33
−117%
65−70
+117%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−100%
40−45
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 13
−146%
30−35
+146%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−109%
45−50
+109%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−96.3%
50−55
+96.3%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−92.2%
120−130
+92.2%
Hitman 3 29
−34.5%
35−40
+34.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−81.1%
95−100
+81.1%
Metro Exodus 37
−86.5%
65−70
+86.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−96.3%
50−55
+96.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40
−65%
65−70
+65%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−73.1%
45−50
+73.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 89
−2.2%
90−95
+2.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−91.3%
40−45
+91.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 11
−200%
30−35
+200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−100%
40−45
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 8
−300%
30−35
+300%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−109%
45−50
+109%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−92.2%
120−130
+92.2%
Hitman 3 25
−100%
50−55
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24
−87.5%
45−50
+87.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30
−100%
60−65
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
−125%
45−50
+125%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7
−1200%
90−95
+1200%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 31
−93.5%
60−65
+93.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−84.2%
35−40
+84.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−100%
30−33
+100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−122%
20−22
+122%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7
−157%
18−20
+157%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−120%
10−12
+120%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−109%
21−24
+109%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−162%
110−120
+162%
Hitman 3 18
−94.4%
35−40
+94.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
−100%
40−45
+100%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−92.9%
27−30
+92.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18
−94.4%
35−40
+94.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−100%
18−20
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−91.8%
110−120
+91.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 26
−92.3%
50−55
+92.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−100%
18−20
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
Hitman 3 6−7
−150%
14−16
+150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−151%
100−110
+151%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−186%
20−22
+186%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−120%
10−12
+120%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−125%
27−30
+125%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−100%
18−20
+100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Hitman 3 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

This is how GeForce MX450 and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is 90% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6500 is 94% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6500 is 100% faster in 4K

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce MX450 is 3% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500 is 1200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GeForce MX450 is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • RX 6500 is ahead in 50 tests (75%)
  • there's a draw in 16 tests (24%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.70 19.86

RX 6500 has a 104.7% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX 6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX450 in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce MX450
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AMD Radeon RX 6500
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