GeForce MX450 30.5W 10Gbps vs ATI Radeon HD 3850 X3
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | RV670 | TU117 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | no data | 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 | 320 | 896 |
| Core clock speed | 669 MHz | 1395 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1575 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 666 million | 4,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 145 Watt | 31 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 10.70 | 88.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 2.822 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 16 | 56 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 896 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 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 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Length | 292 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-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 | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1700 MBps | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 54.4 GB/s | 80 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 | 4x DVI | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 (full) 4.0 (partial) | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
| CUDA | - | 7.5 |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 145 Watt | 31 Watt |
MX450 30.5W 10Gbps has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 358.3% more advanced lithography process, and 367.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 3850 X3 and GeForce MX450 30.5W 10Gbps. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 3850 X3 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce MX450 30.5W 10Gbps is a notebook one.
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