GeForce MX450 vs Quadro 4000M

Place in the ranking	733	458
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.32	no data
Power efficiency	2.35	27.02
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	GF104	N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	22 February 2011 (13 years ago)	1 August 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$449	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores	336	896
Core clock speed	475 MHz	1395 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1575 MHz
Number of transistors	1,950 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	25 Watt (12 - 29 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	26.60	100.8
Floating-point processing power	0.6384 TFLOPS	3.226 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	32
TMUs	56	64

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 size	large	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	GDDR5, GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	625 MHz	10000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	64.03 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 Connectors

No 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.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	2.1	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.

Quadro 4000M 3.38

GeForce MX450 9.69
+187%

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.

Quadro 4000M 1302

GeForce MX450 3737
+187%

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.

Quadro 4000M 2092

GeForce MX450 8250
+294%

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.

Quadro 4000M 10722

GeForce MX450 22831
+113%

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.

Quadro 4000M 5212

GeForce MX450 29036
+457%

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	71 +154%	28 −154%
1440p	6−7 −217%	19 +217%
4K	9−10 −211%	28 +211%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	6.32	no data
1440p	74.83	no data
4K	49.89	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7

−433%

32
+433%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −130%	21−24 +130%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −400%	10 +400%
Battlefield 5	7−8 −329%	30−33 +329%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −150%	20−22 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −267%	22 +267%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −214%	21−24 +214%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −200%	27−30 +200%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −237%	60−65 +237%
Hitman 3	8−9 −275%	30 +275%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −121%	50−55 +121%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −1000%	55 +1000%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −463%	45 +463%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −146%	30−35 +146%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −135%	94 +135%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −130%	21−24 +130%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −200%	6 +200%
Battlefield 5	7−8 −329%	30−33 +329%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −150%	20−22 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −117%	13 +117%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −214%	21−24 +214%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −200%	27−30 +200%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −237%	60−65 +237%
Hitman 3	8−9 −263%	29 +263%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −121%	50−55 +121%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −640%	37 +640%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −238%	27−30 +238%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −208%	40 +208%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −73.3%	24−27 +73.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −123%	89 +123%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −130%	21−24 +130%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −450%	11 +450%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −150%	20−22 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −33.3%	8 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −214%	21−24 +214%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −237%	60−65 +237%
Hitman 3	8−9 −213%	25 +213%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +0%	24 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −131%	30 +131%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −33.3%	20 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +471%	7 −471%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9

−288%

31
+288%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −217%	18−20 +217%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −200%	14−16 +200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −200%	9−10 +200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −175%	10−12 +175%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	40−45
Hitman 3	8−9 −125%	18 +125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −150%	20−22 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Watch Dogs: Legion	20−22 −205%	60−65 +205%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8

−271%

26
+271%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −200%	6−7 +200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	1−2
Far Cry 5	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−125%

9−10
+125%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7 +0%	7 +0%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18 +0%	18 +0%

4K
High Preset

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

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

6−7

+0%

6−7

+0%

This is how Quadro 4000M and GeForce MX450 compete in popular games:

Quadro 4000M is 154% faster in 1080p
GeForce MX450 is 217% faster in 1440p
GeForce MX450 is 211% faster in 4K

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Quadro 4000M is 471% faster.
in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GeForce MX450 is 1100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Quadro 4000M is ahead in 1 test (1%)
GeForce MX450 is ahead in 60 tests (86%)
there's a draw in 9 tests (13%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.38	9.69
Recency	22 February 2011	1 August 2020
Chip lithography	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	25 Watt

GeForce MX450 has a 186.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 300% lower power consumption.

The GeForce MX450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 4000M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro 4000M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce MX450 is a mobile workstation one.

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