Radeon 740M vs GeForce MX450
Aggregated performance score
GeForce MX450 outperforms Radeon 740M by 7% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 424 | 446 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Architecture | Turing (2018−2021) | RDNA 3 |
GPU code name | N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1 | Phoenix |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Release date | 1 August 2020 (3 years ago) | 23 May 2023 (less than a year 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 | 256 |
Core clock speed | 1395 MHz | 1500 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 1575 MHz | 2500 MHz |
Number of transistors | 4,700 million | 25,390 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 4 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt (12 - 29 Watt TGP) | 30 Watt (30 - 15 Watt TGP) |
Texture fill rate | 100.8 | 40.00 |
Form Factor & Compatibility
Information on GeForce MX450 and Radeon 740M 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 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | System Shared |
Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | System Shared |
Memory bus width | 64 Bit | System Shared |
Memory clock speed | 10000 MHz | System Shared |
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 | Portable Device Dependent |
Supported GPU 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.
DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.7 |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.1 |
Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.3 |
CUDA | 7.5 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance 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 outperforms Radeon 740M by 7% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
GeForce MX450 outperforms Radeon 740M by 7% in Passmark.
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
+7.4%
| 27−30
−7.4%
|
1440p | 16
+14.3%
| 14−16
−14.3%
|
4K | 25
+19%
| 21−24
−19%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 32
+129%
|
14−16
−129%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 20−22
+5.3%
|
18−20
−5.3%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10
−30%
|
12−14
+30%
|
Battlefield 5 | 49
+63.3%
|
30−33
−63.3%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 24−27
+8.3%
|
24−27
−8.3%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 22
+57.1%
|
14−16
−57.1%
|
Far Cry 5 | 34
+54.5%
|
21−24
−54.5%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 34
+41.7%
|
24−27
−41.7%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+6.3%
|
30−35
−6.3%
|
Hitman 3 | 36
+56.5%
|
21−24
−56.5%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 25
+38.9%
|
18−20
−38.9%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 23
+43.8%
|
16−18
−43.8%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 32
+68.4%
|
18−20
−68.4%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 25
+66.7%
|
14−16
−66.7%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 20−22
+5.3%
|
18−20
−5.3%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 6
−117%
|
12−14
+117%
|
Battlefield 5 | 38
+26.7%
|
30−33
−26.7%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 24−27
+8.3%
|
24−27
−8.3%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 13
−7.7%
|
14−16
+7.7%
|
Far Cry 5 | 29
+31.8%
|
21−24
−31.8%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 31
+29.2%
|
24−27
−29.2%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+6.3%
|
30−35
−6.3%
|
Hitman 3 | 24
+4.3%
|
21−24
−4.3%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 14
−28.6%
|
18−20
+28.6%
|
Metro Exodus | 10
−30%
|
12−14
+30%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5
−220%
|
16−18
+220%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 20
+5.3%
|
18−20
−5.3%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 33
+83.3%
|
18−20
−83.3%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 18
+20%
|
14−16
−20%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 20−22
+5.3%
|
18−20
−5.3%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 11
−18.2%
|
12−14
+18.2%
|
Battlefield 5 | 30
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 8
−75%
|
14−16
+75%
|
Far Cry 5 | 27
+22.7%
|
21−24
−22.7%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 28
+16.7%
|
24−27
−16.7%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+6.3%
|
30−35
−6.3%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 20
+11.1%
|
18−20
−11.1%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 7
−114%
|
14−16
+114%
|
1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 14−16
+7.7%
|
12−14
−7.7%
|
Hitman 3 | 18
+28.6%
|
14−16
−28.6%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 7
−114%
|
14−16
+114%
|
Metro Exodus | 8−9
+14.3%
|
7−8
−14.3%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 13
+8.3%
|
12−14
−8.3%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 7
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
Battlefield 5 | 22
+57.1%
|
14−16
−57.1%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
Far Cry 5 | 20
+42.9%
|
14−16
−42.9%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 14−16
+7.1%
|
14−16
−7.1%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+6.3%
|
16−18
−6.3%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 5
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
Metro Exodus | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Battlefield 5 | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 8−9
+14.3%
|
7−8
−14.3%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+9.1%
|
10−12
−9.1%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
This is how GeForce MX450 and Radeon 740M compete in popular games:
- GeForce MX450 is 7.4% faster than Radeon 740M in 1080p
- GeForce MX450 is 14.3% faster than Radeon 740M in 1440p
- GeForce MX450 is 19% faster than Radeon 740M in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the GeForce MX450 is 129% faster than the Radeon 740M.
- in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 740M is 220% faster than the GeForce MX450.
All in all, in popular games:
- GeForce MX450 is ahead in 49 tests (72%)
- Radeon 740M is ahead in 10 tests (15%)
- there's a draw in 9 tests (13%)
Pros & Cons Summary
Performance score | 9.64 | 9.00 |
Recency | 1 August 2020 | 23 May 2023 |
Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | System Shared |
Chip lithography | 12 nm | 4 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 30 Watt |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce MX450 and Radeon 740M.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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