Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce MX450

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce MX450 and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce MX450
2020
2 GB GDDR5, GDDR6, 25 Watt
9.67

RX 6500 outperforms GeForce MX450 by a whopping 104% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking428265
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)no data
GPU code nameN17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 August 2020 (3 years ago)no data

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 cores896no data
Core clock speed1395 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1575 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,700 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology12 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt (12 - 29 Watt TGP)no data
Texture fill rate100.8no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce MX450 and Radeon RX 6500 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.

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5, GDDR6no data
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed10000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth64.03 GB/sno data
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 outputsno 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)no data
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2no data
CUDA7.5no 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 9.67
RX 6500 19.75
+104%

Radeon RX 6500 outperforms GeForce MX450 by 104% based on our aggregate 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 3733
RX 6500 7628
+104%

Radeon RX 6500 outperforms GeForce MX450 by 104% 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 HD29
−89.7%
55−60
+89.7%
1440p17
−76.5%
30−35
+76.5%
4K24
−87.5%
45−50
+87.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−121%
30−35
+121%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−117%
35−40
+117%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−113%
30−35
+113%
Battlefield 5 30−33
−117%
65−70
+117%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−122%
40−45
+122%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−121%
30−35
+121%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−119%
45−50
+119%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−121%
50−55
+121%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−125%
90−95
+125%
Hitman 3 18−20
−117%
35−40
+117%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−123%
75−80
+123%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−129%
55
+129%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−125%
50−55
+125%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
−113%
60−65
+113%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−122%
60−65
+122%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−117%
35−40
+117%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−113%
30−35
+113%
Battlefield 5 30−33
−117%
65−70
+117%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−122%
40−45
+122%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−121%
30−35
+121%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−119%
45−50
+119%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−121%
50−55
+121%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−125%
90−95
+125%
Hitman 3 18−20
−117%
35−40
+117%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−123%
75−80
+123%
Metro Exodus 30−33
−120%
65−70
+120%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−125%
50−55
+125%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
−113%
60−65
+113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−105%
40−45
+105%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−122%
60−65
+122%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−117%
35−40
+117%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−113%
30−35
+113%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−122%
20−22
+122%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−121%
30−35
+121%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−119%
45−50
+119%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−125%
90−95
+125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−140%
24
+140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−114%
30
+114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−105%
40−45
+105%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−122%
60−65
+122%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−121%
31
+121%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−111%
18−20
+111%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−129%
16−18
+129%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−122%
20−22
+122%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−125%
18−20
+125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−120%
10−12
+120%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−106%
30−35
+106%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−117%
35−40
+117%
Hitman 3 8−9
−125%
18
+125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−122%
20−22
+122%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−125%
18
+125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
−117%
12−14
+117%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−117%
26
+117%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Hitman 3 7−8
−114%
14−16
+114%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−120%
21−24
+120%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−117%
12−14
+117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−122%
20−22
+122%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−120%
10−12
+120%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−125%
27−30
+125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
−117%
65−70
+117%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−121%
50−55
+121%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−108%
24−27
+108%
Hitman 3 10−11
−130%
21−24
+130%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−122%
40−45
+122%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−106%
35−40
+106%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−106%
30−35
+106%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−122%
40−45
+122%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−111%
35−40
+111%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−117%
35−40
+117%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−120%
10−12
+120%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−111%
18−20
+111%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−113%
16−18
+113%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−111%
18−20
+111%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−114%
14−16
+114%

This is how GeForce MX450 and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is 90% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6500 is 76% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6500 is 88% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.67 19.75

The Radeon RX 6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX450 in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce MX450
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Community ratings

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