GeForce RTX 2050 Max-Q vs MX450

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking426not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameN17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1GA107
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 August 2020 (3 years ago)17 December 2021 (2 years ago)

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 cores8962048
Core clock speed1395 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1575 MHz1155 MHz
Number of transistors4,700 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt (12 - 29 Watt TGP)30 Watt
Texture fill rate100.873.92

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce MX450 and GeForce RTX 2050 Max-Q 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.

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 3.0 x8
Lengthno data229 mm
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5, GDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed10000 MHz12 GB/s
Memory bandwidth64.03 GB/s96 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMIno 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.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA7.58.6

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 August 2020 17 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 30 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce MX450 and GeForce RTX 2050 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce MX450 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 2050 Max-Q is a desktop one.


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