GeForce MX450 30.5W 8Gbps vs GeForce4 MX 420
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1566 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Celsius (1999−2005) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | NV17 A3 | TU117 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 6 February 2002 (23 years ago) | 25 August 2020 (5 years ago) |
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 | no data | 896 |
| Core clock speed | 250 MHz | 1035 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1275 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 29 million | 4,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 31 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.000 | 71.40 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 2.285 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 2 | 32 |
| TMUs | 4 | 56 |
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 | AGP 4x | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| 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 | SDR | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 166 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 1.328 GB/s | 64 GB/s |
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 VGA, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 8.0 | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 1.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
| CUDA | - | 7.5 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 February 2002 | 25 August 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 12 nm |
MX450 30.5W 8Gbps has an age advantage of 18 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1150% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce4 MX 420 and GeForce MX450 30.5W 8Gbps. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce4 MX 420 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce MX450 30.5W 8Gbps is a notebook one.
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