GeForce MX450 vs Quadro M5000M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M5000M with GeForce MX450, including specs and performance data.

M5000M
2015
8 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
18.17
+87.7%

M5000M outperforms MX450 by an impressive 88% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking304460
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency12.4626.54
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGM204N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date18 August 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 cores1,536896
Core clock speed975 MHz1395 MHz
Boost clock speed1051 MHz1575 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt25 Watt (12 - 29 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate93.60100.8
Floating-point processing power2.995 TFLOPS3.226 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs9664

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
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 amount8 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz10000 MHz
Memory bandwidth160 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
Display Port1.2no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus++
3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
nView Display Management+no data
Optimus+no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX1212 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.2
CUDA5.27.5

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.

M5000M 18.17
+87.7%
GeForce MX450 9.68

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.

M5000M 7003
+87.6%
GeForce MX450 3732

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.

M5000M 11845
+43.6%
GeForce MX450 8250

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.

M5000M 9228
+95.3%
GeForce MX450 4725

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.

M5000M 63738
+131%
GeForce MX450 27570

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.

M5000M 22875
GeForce MX450 29016
+26.8%

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.

M5000M 324161
GeForce MX450 335125
+3.4%

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.

M5000M 25001
GeForce MX450 27944
+11.8%

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.

M5000M 20269
GeForce MX450 29969
+47.9%

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

M5000M 112
+96.3%
GeForce MX450 57

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 HD86
+197%
29
−197%
1440p30−35
+66.7%
18
−66.7%
4K55−60
+83.3%
30
−83.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−14.3%
32
+14.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+73.9%
21−24
−73.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+200%
10
−200%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+96.7%
30−33
−96.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+80%
20−22
−80%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+27.3%
22
−27.3%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+90.9%
21−24
−90.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+77.8%
27−30
−77.8%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+76.6%
60−65
−76.6%
Hitman 3 35−40
+16.7%
30
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+66%
50−55
−66%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+12.7%
55
−12.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+8.9%
45
−8.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+84.4%
30−35
−84.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−9.3%
94
+9.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+73.9%
21−24
−73.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+400%
6
−400%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+96.7%
30−33
−96.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+80%
20−22
−80%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+115%
13
−115%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+90.9%
21−24
−90.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+77.8%
27−30
−77.8%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+76.6%
60−65
−76.6%
Hitman 3 35−40
+20.7%
29
−20.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+66%
50−55
−66%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+67.6%
37
−67.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+81.5%
27−30
−81.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+47.5%
40
−47.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 126
+385%
24−27
−385%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−3.5%
89
+3.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+73.9%
21−24
−73.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+173%
11
−173%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+80%
20−22
−80%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+250%
8
−250%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+90.9%
21−24
−90.9%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+76.6%
60−65
−76.6%
Hitman 3 35−40
+40%
25
−40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+267%
24
−267%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+96.7%
30
−96.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 38
+90%
20
−90%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+1129%
7
−1129%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+58.1%
31
−58.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+84.2%
18−20
−84.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+80%
14−16
−80%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+129%
7
−129%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+133%
40−45
−133%
Hitman 3 21−24
+16.7%
18
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+80%
20−22
−80%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+136%
14−16
−136%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+94.4%
18
−94.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+122%
9−10
−122%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+77%
60−65
−77%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+15.4%
26
−15.4%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Hitman 3 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+124%
40−45
−124%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+157%
7−8
−157%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%

This is how M5000M and GeForce MX450 compete in popular games:

  • M5000M is 197% faster in 1080p
  • M5000M is 67% faster in 1440p
  • M5000M is 83% 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 M5000M is 1129% faster.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the GeForce MX450 is 14% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • M5000M is ahead in 69 tests (96%)
  • GeForce MX450 is ahead in 3 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.17 9.68
Recency 18 August 2015 1 August 2020
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 25 Watt

M5000M has a 87.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GeForce MX450, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 300% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M5000M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX450 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M5000M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce MX450 is a mobile workstation one.


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