GeForce MX450 vs Radeon R9 M485X

Place in the ranking	466	460
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.61	26.57
Architecture	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	Amethyst	N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	15 May 2016 (8 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 cores	2048	896
Core clock speed	723 MHz	1395 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1575 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	25 Watt (12 - 29 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	92.54	100.8
Floating-point processing power	2.961 TFLOPS	3.226 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	32
TMUs	128	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	None	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	8 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	10000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 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 (12_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.3	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	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.

R9 M485X 9.50

GeForce MX450 9.69
+2%

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.

R9 M485X 3660

GeForce MX450 3734
+2%

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	27−30 −7.4%	29 +7.4%
1440p	16−18 −12.5%	18 +12.5%
4K	27−30 −11.1%	30 +11.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16

−113%

32
+113%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +40%	10 −40%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −3.4%	30−33 +3.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −5.3%	20−22 +5.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −46.7%	22 +46.7%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −3.8%	27−30 +3.8%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −1.6%	60−65 +1.6%
Hitman 3	18−20 −66.7%	30 +66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Metro Exodus	30−33 −83.3%	55 +83.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −73.1%	45 +73.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −3.2%	30−35 +3.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −54.1%	94 +54.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +133%	6 −133%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −3.4%	30−33 +3.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −5.3%	20−22 +5.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +15.4%	13 −15.4%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −3.8%	27−30 +3.8%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −1.6%	60−65 +1.6%
Hitman 3	18−20 −61.1%	29 +61.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Metro Exodus	30−33 −23.3%	37 +23.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −3.8%	27−30 +3.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −29%	40 +29%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −45.9%	89 +45.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +27.3%	11 −27.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −5.3%	20−22 +5.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +87.5%	8 −87.5%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −1.6%	60−65 +1.6%
Hitman 3	18−20 −38.9%	25 +38.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +121%	24 −121%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +3.3%	30 −3.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +30%	20 −30%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +771%	7 −771%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

−19.2%

31
+19.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −5.6%	18−20 +5.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −7.1%	14−16 +7.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −40%	7 +40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −2.4%	40−45 +2.4%
Hitman 3	12−14 −38.5%	18 +38.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −63.6%	18 +63.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −1.7%	60−65 +1.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

−62.5%

26
+62.5%

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	35−40 −5.1%	40−45 +5.1%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
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%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +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%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10

+0%

9−10

+0%

This is how R9 M485X and GeForce MX450 compete in popular games:

GeForce MX450 is 7% faster in 1080p
GeForce MX450 is 13% faster in 1440p
GeForce MX450 is 11% 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 R9 M485X is 771% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the GeForce MX450 is 113% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

R9 M485X is ahead in 9 tests (13%)
GeForce MX450 is ahead in 37 tests (51%)
there's a draw in 26 tests (36%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.50	9.69
Recency	15 May 2016	1 August 2020
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	25 Watt

R9 M485X has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GeForce MX450, on the other hand, has a 2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 900% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon R9 M485X and GeForce MX450.

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