GeForce MX450 vs GTX 680MX

Place in performance ranking	396	428
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.01	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	no data	N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	23 October 2012 (11 years ago)	1 August 2020 (3 years ago)
Current price	$200	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	1536	896
CUDA cores	1536	no data
Core clock speed	720 MHz	1395 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1575 MHz
Number of transistors	3540 Million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	122 Watt	25 Watt (12 - 29 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	92.2 billion/sec	100.8

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 680MX and GeForce MX450 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
SLI options	+	no data

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	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	10000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160 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 data

No outputs

Supported technologies

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

3D Vision	+	no data
Optimus	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	no data	6.5
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	no data	1.2
CUDA	+	7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

GTX 680MX 10.73
+11%

GeForce MX450 9.67

GTX 680MX outperforms MX450 by 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 680MX 4142
+11%

GeForce MX450 3733

GTX 680MX outperforms MX450 by 11% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 680MX 6736

GeForce MX450 8250
+22.5%

MX450 outperforms GTX 680MX by 22% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 680MX 25501
+11.7%

GeForce MX450 22831

GTX 680MX outperforms MX450 by 12% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GTX 680MX 12198

GeForce MX450 28961
+137%

MX450 outperforms GTX 680MX by 137% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GTX 680MX 11307

GeForce MX450 29969
+165%

MX450 outperforms GTX 680MX by 165% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.

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	52 +79.3%	29 −79.3%
1440p	18−20 +5.9%	17 −5.9%
4K	24−27 +0%	24 +0%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18	no data
Battlefield 5	30−35	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18	no data
Far Cry 5	24−27	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33	no data
Forza Horizon 4	50−55	no data
Hitman 3	20−22	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50	no data
Metro Exodus	30−35	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18	no data
Battlefield 5	30−35	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18	no data
Far Cry 5	24−27	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33	no data
Forza Horizon 4	50−55	no data
Hitman 3	20−22	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50	no data
Metro Exodus	30−35	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	26	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18	no data
Far Cry 5	24−27	no data
Forza Horizon 4	50−55	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−33

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6	no data
Far Cry 5	16−18	no data
Forza Horizon 4	20−22	no data
Hitman 3	14−16	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24	no data
Metro Exodus	16−18	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9	no data
Hitman 3	7−8	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	no data
Far Cry 5	6−7	no data
Forza Horizon 4	14−16	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12	no data
Metro Exodus	10−12	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5	no data