Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics vs GeForce MX450

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	428	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	Gen. 5 Arrandale (2010)
GPU code name	N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1	GMA HD
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 August 2020 (3 years ago)	10 January 2010 (14 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 cores	896	12
Core clock speed	1395 MHz	500 MHz
Boost clock speed	1575 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	4,700 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt (12 - 29 Watt TGP)	35 Watt
Texture fill rate	100.8	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce MX450 and Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics 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.

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x4	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	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, GDDR6	no data
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	no data
Memory bus width	64 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	10000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	64.03 GB/s	no data
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

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Supported technologies

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

Optimus

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no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	10
Shader Model	6.5	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2	no data
CUDA	7.5	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 August 2020	10 January 2010
Chip lithography	12 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt

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