GeForce MX450 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) and GeForce MX450, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
2015
1 GB GDDR5
3.69

MX450 outperforms Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) by a whopping 162% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking707453
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data27.94
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameSurface BookN17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 October 2015 (9 years ago)1 August 2020 (4 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 cores384896
Core clock speed954 MHz1395 MHz
Boost clock speed993 MHz1575 MHz
Number of transistorsno data4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data25 Watt (12 - 29 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rateno data100.8
Floating-point processing powerno data3.226 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data64

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5, GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed5012 MHz10000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data64.03 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 dataNo outputs

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.

DirectXDirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.012 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.5
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.2
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.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) 3.69
GeForce MX450 9.68
+162%

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.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) 2577
GeForce MX450 8250
+220%

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.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) 2076
GeForce MX450 4725
+128%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) 11380
GeForce MX450 27570
+142%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) 123411
GeForce MX450 335125
+172%

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
+0%
28
+0%
1440p6−7
−200%
18
+200%
4K9−10
−178%
25
+178%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−109%
21−24
+109%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−150%
20−22
+150%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−214%
21−24
+214%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−205%
60−65
+205%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−400%
45
+400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−129%
30−35
+129%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−109%
21−24
+109%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−150%
20−22
+150%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−214%
21−24
+214%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−205%
60−65
+205%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−517%
37
+517%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−200%
27−30
+200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−186%
40
+186%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−73.3%
24−27
+73.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−109%
21−24
+109%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−125%
18−20
+125%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−214%
21−24
+214%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−140%
24−27
+140%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−205%
60−65
+205%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−33.3%
20
+33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−175%
10−12
+175%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−2000%
40−45
+2000%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Battlefield 5 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 32
+0%
32
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
+0%
10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 22
+0%
22
+0%
Hitman 3 30
+0%
30
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Metro Exodus 55
+0%
55
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 94
+0%
94
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6
+0%
6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 13
+0%
13
+0%
Hitman 3 29
+0%
29
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 89
+0%
89
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 11
+0%
11
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8
+0%
8
+0%
Hitman 3 25
+0%
25
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24
+0%
24
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30
+0%
30
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7
+0%
7
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 31
+0%
31
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7
+0%
7
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Hitman 3 18
+0%
18
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18
+0%
18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 26
+0%
26
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Hitman 3 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

This is how Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) and GeForce MX450 compete in popular games:

  • A tie in 1080p
  • GeForce MX450 is 200% faster in 1440p
  • GeForce MX450 is 178% faster in 4K

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GeForce MX450 is 2000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GeForce MX450 is ahead in 28 tests (39%)
  • there's a draw in 44 tests (61%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.69 9.68
Recency 1 October 2015 1 August 2020
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm

GeForce MX450 has a 162.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce MX450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) in performance tests.


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NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
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