GeForce MX450 N18S-G5 vs GTX 1170
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | no data | Turing (2018−2021) |
| GPU code name | no data | N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | no data | 1 August 2020 (3 years ago) |
| Current price | $1166 | no data |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 1024 |
| Manufacturing process technology | no data | 10 nm |
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 | no data | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width | no data | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 5000 MHz |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX 12_1 |
Pros & cons summary
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1170 and GeForce MX450 N18S-G5. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1170 is a desktop card while GeForce MX450 N18S-G5 is a notebook 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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