GeForce RTX 5080 vs MX450

Place in the ranking	464	1
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	44.78
Power efficiency	26.82	19.88
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1	GB203
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 August 2020 (4 years ago)	30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	896	10752
Core clock speed	1395 MHz	2295 MHz
Boost clock speed	1575 MHz	2617 MHz
Number of transistors	4,700 million	45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt (12 - 29 Watt TGP)	360 Watt
Texture fill rate	100.8	879.3
Floating-point processing power	3.226 TFLOPS	56.28 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	128
TMUs	64	336
Tensor Cores	no data	336
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	84

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x4	PCIe 5.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 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 type	GDDR5, GDDR6	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	10000 MHz	1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64.03 GB/s	960.0 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 outputs	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
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.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.4
CUDA	7.5	10.1

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 9.37

RTX 5080 100.00
+967%

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 3744

RTX 5080 40026
+969%

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	29 −566%	193 +566%
1440p	17 −806%	154 +806%
4K	26 −292%	102 +292%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	5.18
1440p	no data	6.49
4K	no data	9.79

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −937%	190−200 +937%
Cyberpunk 2077	32 −838%	300−310 +838%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −266%	110−120 +266%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −937%	190−200 +937%
Cyberpunk 2077	18 −956%	190−200 +956%
Forza Horizon 4	50 −900%	500−550 +900%
Forza Horizon 5	34 −588%	230−240 +588%
Metro Exodus	34 −385%	160−170 +385%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45 −247%	150−160 +247%
Valorant	35−40 −1324%	500−550 +1324%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −266%	110−120 +266%
Counter-Strike 2	8 −2363%	190−200 +2363%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 −900%	110−120 +900%
Dota 2	54 −222%	170−180 +222%
Far Cry 5	58 −181%	160−170 +181%
Fortnite	55−60 −440%	300−350 +440%
Forza Horizon 4	40 −900%	400−450 +900%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 −875%	230−240 +875%
Grand Theft Auto V	38 −953%	400−450 +953%
Metro Exodus	16 −931%	160−170 +931%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −187%	210−220 +187%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5 −3020%	150−160 +3020%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −500%	170−180 +500%
Valorant	22 −2295%	500−550 +2295%
World of Tanks	140−150 −97.9%	270−280 +97.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −266%	110−120 +266%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −937%	190−200 +937%
Cyberpunk 2077	6 −900%	60−65 +900%
Dota 2	81 −949%	850−900 +949%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −308%	160−170 +308%
Forza Horizon 4	30 −900%	300−310 +900%
Forza Horizon 5	22 −964%	230−240 +964%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −187%	210−220 +187%
Valorant	35−40 −1324%	500−550 +1324%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	11 −1345%	150−160 +1345%
Grand Theft Auto V	11 −900%	110−120 +900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 −964%	500−550 +964%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −1063%	90−95 +1063%
World of Tanks	70−75 −637%	500−550 +637%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −358%	85−90 +358%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −963%	85−90 +963%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −963%	85−90 +963%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −662%	160−170 +662%
Forza Horizon 4	18 −956%	190−200 +956%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 −1093%	170−180 +1093%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −706%	140−150 +706%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −900%	130−140 +900%
Valorant	24−27 −1692%	400−450 +1692%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −386%	65−70 +386%
Dota 2	20−22 −825%	180−190 +825%
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 −950%	210−220 +950%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −1880%	95−100 +1880%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −646%	200−210 +646%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −967%	60−65 +967%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −950%	210−220 +950%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −911%	90−95 +911%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −386%	65−70 +386%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −900%	30−33 +900%
Dota 2	32 −838%	300−310 +838%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −775%	100−110 +775%
Fortnite	10−11 −860%	95−100 +860%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −900%	120−130 +900%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 −1557%	110−120 +1557%
Valorant	10−11 −2430%	250−260 +2430%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2

30−35

+0%

30−35

+0%

This is how GeForce MX450 and RTX 5080 compete in popular games:

RTX 5080 is 566% faster in 1080p
RTX 5080 is 806% faster in 1440p
RTX 5080 is 292% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5080 is 3020% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 5080 is ahead in 44 tests (98%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.37	100.00
Recency	1 August 2020	30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	360 Watt

GeForce MX450 has 1340% lower power consumption.

RTX 5080, on the other hand, has a 967.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 200% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5080 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 5080 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.