Matrox Millennium G550 PCIe vs GeForce MX450 N18S-G5
General info
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 | Turing (2018−2021) | G500 (2001−2005) |
| GPU code name | N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1 | Condor |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 August 2020 (3 years ago) | 26 November 2001 (22 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $199 |
| Current price | no data | $199 (1x MSRP) |
Technical specs
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 | 1024 | no data |
| Core clock speed | no data | 125 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 10 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 180 nm |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 0.25 |
Size and compatibility
Information on GeForce MX450 N18S-G5 and Matrox Millennium G550 PCIe compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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.
| Interface | no data | PCIe 1.0 x1 |
| Length | no data | 112 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
Memory
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 | GDDR6 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 32 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5000 MHz | 332 MBps |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 2.656 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
Video outputs and ports
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 | 2x DVI |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | no data |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX 12_1 | 8.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 1.5 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | no data | N/A |
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 1 August 2020 | 26 November 2001 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 180 nm |
We couldn't decide between GeForce MX450 N18S-G5 and Matrox Millennium G550 PCIe. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce MX450 N18S-G5 is a notebook card while Matrox Millennium G550 PCIe is a desktop 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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