GeForce MX450 vs Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q

Place in performance ranking	236	428
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	N19E-Q1 MAX-Q	N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)	1 August 2020 (3 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	1920	896
Core clock speed	600 - 870 MHz	1395 MHz
Boost clock speed	1215 - 1380 MHz	1575 MHz
Number of transistors	10,800 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 - 70 Watt	25 Watt (12 - 29 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	175.0	100.8

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q and GeForce MX450 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.

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
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	GDDR6	GDDR5, GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	10000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	64.03 GB/s
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	No outputs
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus	no data	+
VR Ready	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.5	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2
CUDA	7.5	7.5

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.

RTX 3000 Max-Q 21.62
+124%

GeForce MX450 9.67

Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce MX450 by 124% 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%

RTX 3000 Max-Q 8349
+124%

GeForce MX450 3733

Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce MX450 by 124% in Passmark.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RTX 3000 Max-Q 17523
+112%

GeForce MX450 8250

Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce MX450 by 112% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RTX 3000 Max-Q 13617
+188%

GeForce MX450 4725

Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce MX450 by 188% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RTX 3000 Max-Q 66284
+140%

GeForce MX450 27570

Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce MX450 by 140% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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	75 +159%	29 −159%
1440p	47 +176%	17 −176%
4K	30 +25%	24 −25%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60	no data
Battlefield 5	70−75	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40	no data
Far Cry 5	50−55	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60	no data
Forza Horizon 4	95−100	no data
Hitman 3	88	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90	no data
Metro Exodus	70−75	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	77	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	70	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50	no data
Battlefield 5	70−75	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	59	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40	no data
Far Cry 5	50−55	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60	no data
Forza Horizon 4	95−100	no data
Hitman 3	62	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90	no data
Metro Exodus	70−75	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	72	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	97	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	44	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40	no data
Far Cry 5	50−55	no data
Forza Horizon 4	95−100	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	52	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	33	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	20−22	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	47	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	no data
Far Cry 5	35−40	no data
Forza Horizon 4	40−45	no data
Hitman 3	24−27	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45	no data
Metro Exodus	40−45	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18	no data
Hitman 3	24	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	34	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	19	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6	no data
Far Cry 5	12−14	no data
Forza Horizon 4	30−33	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27	no data
Metro Exodus	21−24	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	12	no data