GeForce MX450 vs GT 640M LE

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 640M LE and GeForce MX450, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 640M LE
2012
2 GB DDR3\DDR5, 20 Watt
1.83

MX450 outperforms GT 640M LE by a whopping 430% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking926467
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.06no data
Power efficiency3.9526.77
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGF108N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date4 May 2012 (12 years ago)1 August 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$849.99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 coresUp to 384896
Core clock speedUp to 500 MHz1395 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1575 MHz
Number of transistors585 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt25 Watt (12 - 29 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate12.05100.8
Floating-point processing power0.289 TFLOPS3.226 TFLOPS
ROPs432
TMUs1664

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 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 typeDDR3\DDR5GDDR5, GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed785 MHz10000 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 28.8 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
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolutionUp to 2048x1536no data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+-
Optimus++

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 API12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.11.2
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.

GT 640M LE 1.83
GeForce MX450 9.70
+430%

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.

GT 640M LE 707
GeForce MX450 3749
+430%

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.

GT 640M LE 1259
GeForce MX450 8250
+555%

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.

GT 640M LE 5788
GeForce MX450 22831
+294%

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.

GT 640M LE 2344
GeForce MX450 28942
+1135%

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.

GT 640M LE 2240
GeForce MX450 27697
+1136%

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:

900p19
−426%
100−110
+426%
Full HD21
−42.9%
30
+42.9%
1440p3−4
−500%
18
+500%
4K4−5
−525%
25
+525%

Cost per frame, $

1080p40.48no data
1440p283.33no data
4K212.50no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 5−6
−360%
21−24
+360%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−113%
16−18
+113%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−700%
32
+700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 5−6
−360%
21−24
+360%
Battlefield 5 4−5
−1125%
49
+1125%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−113%
16−18
+113%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−450%
22
+450%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−3300%
34
+3300%
Fortnite 7−8
−771%
61
+771%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−344%
40−45
+344%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−3300%
34
+3300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−230%
30−35
+230%
Valorant 35−40
−141%
85−90
+141%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 5−6
−360%
21−24
+360%
Battlefield 5 4−5
−850%
38
+850%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 35−40
−289%
140−150
+289%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−225%
13
+225%
Dota 2 20−22
−340%
88
+340%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2800%
29
+2800%
Fortnite 7−8
−457%
39
+457%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−344%
40−45
+344%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−2200%
21−24
+2200%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
−1167%
38
+1167%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−233%
10
+233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−230%
30−35
+230%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−371%
33
+371%
Valorant 35−40
−141%
85−90
+141%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−650%
30
+650%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−113%
16−18
+113%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−100%
8
+100%
Dota 2 20−22
−305%
81
+305%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2600%
27
+2600%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−344%
40−45
+344%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−2100%
22
+2100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−230%
30−35
+230%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−186%
20
+186%
Valorant 35−40
−141%
85−90
+141%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 7−8
−257%
25
+257%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12−14
−483%
70−75
+483%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−283%
45−50
+283%
Valorant 12−14
−750%
100−110
+750%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−900%
20
+900%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−450%
21−24
+450%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
−533%
18−20
+533%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−33.3%
20−22
+33.3%
Valorant 9−10
−433%
45−50
+433%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 3−4
Dota 2 3−4
−967%
32
+967%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 11
+0%
11
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 22
+0%
22
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how GT 640M LE and GeForce MX450 compete in popular games:

  • GeForce MX450 is 426% faster in 900p
  • GeForce MX450 is 43% faster in 1080p
  • GeForce MX450 is 500% faster in 1440p
  • GeForce MX450 is 525% faster in 4K

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

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce MX450 is 3300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GeForce MX450 is ahead in 54 tests (82%)
  • there's a draw in 12 tests (18%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.83 9.70
Recency 4 May 2012 1 August 2020
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 25 Watt

GT 640M LE has 25% lower power consumption.

GeForce MX450, on the other hand, has a 430.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce MX450 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 640M LE in performance tests.

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