GeForce RTX 4090 D vs MX450

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce MX450 with GeForce RTX 4090 D, including specs and performance data.

GeForce MX450
2020
2 GB GDDR5, GDDR6, 25 Watt
9.68

RTX 4090 D outperforms MX450 by a whopping 847% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4602
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data17.27
Power efficiency26.5414.79
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameN17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1AD102
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 August 2020 (4 years ago)28 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores89614592
Core clock speed1395 MHz2280 MHz
Boost clock speed1575 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors4,700 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt (12 - 29 Watt TGP)425 Watt
Texture fill rate100.81,149
Floating-point processing power3.226 TFLOPS73.54 TFLOPS
ROPs32176
TMUs64456
Tensor Coresno data456
Ray Tracing Coresno data114

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 16-pin

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, GDDR6GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount2 GB24 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed10000 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth64.03 GB/s1,008 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 outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D 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
CUDA7.58.9

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. 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.

GeForce MX450 9.68
RTX 4090 D 91.69
+847%

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.

GeForce MX450 3732
RTX 4090 D 35333
+847%

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 HD29
−831%
270−280
+831%
1440p18
−844%
170−180
+844%
4K30
−833%
280−290
+833%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data5.92
1440pno data9.41
4Kno data5.71

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 32
−838%
300−310
+838%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−813%
210−220
+813%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
−800%
90−95
+800%
Battlefield 5 30−33
−833%
280−290
+833%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−800%
180−190
+800%
Cyberpunk 2077 22
−809%
200−210
+809%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−809%
200−210
+809%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−826%
250−260
+826%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−838%
600−650
+838%
Hitman 3 30
−833%
280−290
+833%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−843%
500−550
+843%
Metro Exodus 55
−809%
500−550
+809%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45
−789%
400−450
+789%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−838%
300−310
+838%
Watch Dogs: Legion 94
−804%
850−900
+804%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−813%
210−220
+813%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6
−817%
55−60
+817%
Battlefield 5 30−33
−833%
280−290
+833%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−800%
180−190
+800%
Cyberpunk 2077 13
−823%
120−130
+823%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−809%
200−210
+809%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−826%
250−260
+826%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−838%
600−650
+838%
Hitman 3 29
−831%
270−280
+831%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−843%
500−550
+843%
Metro Exodus 37
−846%
350−400
+846%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−826%
250−260
+826%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40
−775%
350−400
+775%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−823%
240−250
+823%
Watch Dogs: Legion 89
−799%
800−850
+799%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−813%
210−220
+813%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 11
−809%
100−105
+809%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−800%
180−190
+800%
Cyberpunk 2077 8
−838%
75−80
+838%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−809%
200−210
+809%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−838%
600−650
+838%
Hitman 3 25
−820%
230−240
+820%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24
−817%
220−230
+817%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30
−833%
280−290
+833%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
−800%
180−190
+800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7
−829%
65−70
+829%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 31
−835%
290−300
+835%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−795%
170−180
+795%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−833%
140−150
+833%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−844%
85−90
+844%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7
−829%
65−70
+829%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−800%
90−95
+800%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−800%
45−50
+800%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−809%
100−105
+809%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−733%
350−400
+733%
Hitman 3 18
−844%
170−180
+844%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
−800%
180−190
+800%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−829%
130−140
+829%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18
−844%
170−180
+844%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−844%
85−90
+844%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−802%
550−600
+802%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 26
−823%
240−250
+823%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−844%
85−90
+844%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−829%
65−70
+829%
Hitman 3 6−7
−817%
55−60
+817%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−754%
350−400
+754%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−838%
75−80
+838%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−829%
65−70
+829%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−817%
55−60
+817%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−800%
9−10
+800%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−800%
45−50
+800%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−817%
110−120
+817%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−817%
55−60
+817%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−800%
27−30
+800%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−844%
85−90
+844%

This is how GeForce MX450 and RTX 4090 D compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 D is 831% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 D is 844% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 D is 833% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.68 91.69
Recency 1 August 2020 28 December 2023
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 425 Watt

GeForce MX450 has 1600% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090 D, on the other hand, has a 847.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 D is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX450 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce MX450 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4090 D is a desktop one.


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