GeForce MX450 vs Quadro FX 3500M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 3500M with GeForce MX450, including specs and performance data.

FX 3500M
2007
512 MB GDDR3, 45 Watt
0.79

MX450 outperforms FX 3500M by a whopping 1127% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1145458
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.11no data
Power efficiency1.2227.03
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameG71N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date1 March 2007 (17 years ago)1 August 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$99.99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores32896
Core clock speed575 MHz1395 MHz
Boost clock speed575 MHz1575 MHz
Number of transistors278 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt25 Watt (12 - 29 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate13.80100.8
Floating-point processing powerno data3.226 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs2464

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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-IIIPCIe 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 typeGDDR3GDDR5, GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed600 MHz10000 MHz
Memory bandwidth38.4 GB/s64.03 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 outputsNo 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.

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 (12_1)
Shader Model3.06.5
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCLN/A1.2
VulkanN/A1.2
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.

FX 3500M 0.79
GeForce MX450 9.69
+1127%

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.

FX 3500M 306
GeForce MX450 3737
+1121%

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 HD2−3
−1300%
28
+1300%
1440p1−2
−1800%
19
+1800%
4K2−3
−1300%
28
+1300%

Cost per frame, $

1080p50.00no data
1440p99.99no data
4K50.00no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−967%
32
+967%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−360%
21−24
+360%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−567%
20−22
+567%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−633%
22
+633%
Far Cry 5 0−1 21−24
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−2600%
27−30
+2600%
Hitman 3 5−6
−500%
30
+500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−342%
50−55
+342%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 45
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−357%
30−35
+357%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−203%
94
+203%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−360%
21−24
+360%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−567%
20−22
+567%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−333%
13
+333%
Far Cry 5 0−1 21−24
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−2600%
27−30
+2600%
Hitman 3 5−6
−480%
29
+480%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−342%
50−55
+342%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 27−30
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−471%
40
+471%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−160%
24−27
+160%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−187%
89
+187%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−360%
21−24
+360%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−567%
20−22
+567%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−167%
8
+167%
Far Cry 5 0−1 21−24
Hitman 3 5−6
−400%
25
+400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−100%
24
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−329%
30
+329%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−100%
20
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+343%
7
−343%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 31

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 18−20
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−1400%
14−16
+1400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 9−10
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−1000%
10−12
+1000%
Hitman 3 7−8
−157%
18
+157%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−400%
20−22
+400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 9−10
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−1933%
60−65
+1933%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−767%
26
+767%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 7−8

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 4−5
Far Cry 5 0−1 5−6

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
+0%
10
+0%
Battlefield 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Metro Exodus 55
+0%
55
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6
+0%
6
+0%
Battlefield 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Metro Exodus 37
+0%
37
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 11
+0%
11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7
+0%
7
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18
+0%
18
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+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

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

This is how FX 3500M and GeForce MX450 compete in popular games:

  • GeForce MX450 is 1300% faster in 1080p
  • GeForce MX450 is 1800% faster in 1440p
  • GeForce MX450 is 1300% 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 FX 3500M is 343% faster.
  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce MX450 is 2600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • FX 3500M is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • GeForce MX450 is ahead in 34 tests (57%)
  • there's a draw in 25 tests (42%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.79 9.69
Recency 1 March 2007 1 August 2020
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 2 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 25 Watt

GeForce MX450 has a 1126.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 650% more advanced lithography process, and 80% lower power consumption.

The GeForce MX450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 3500M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 3500M 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.

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