GeForce MX450 12W vs RTX 4090
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 5 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 31.09 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 15.56 | no data |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | AD102 | TU117S |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 20 September 2022 (3 years ago) | 15 August 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,599 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 16384 | 896 |
| Core clock speed | 2235 MHz | 720 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2520 MHz | 930 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 76,300 million | 4,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 450 Watt | 12 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1,290.2 | 52.08 |
| Floating-point processing power | 82.58 TFLOPS | 1.667 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 176 | 32 |
| TMUs | 512 | 56 |
| Tensor Cores | 512 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 128 | no data |
| L1 Cache | 16 MB | 896 KB |
| L2 Cache | 72 MB | 512 KB |
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 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Length | 304 mm | no data |
| Width | 3-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 16-pin | 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 | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 24 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1313 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 1.01 TB/s | 80 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | 6.7 (6.4) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 8.9 | 7.5 |
| DLSS | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 20 September 2022 | 15 August 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 24 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 450 Watt | 12 Watt |
RTX 4090 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.
MX450 12W, on the other hand, has 3650% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 4090 and GeForce MX450 12W. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce RTX 4090 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce MX450 12W is a notebook one.
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