GeForce MX450 vs Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire

Place in the ranking	441	460
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	26.53
Architecture	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	Blackcomb XTX	N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	12 July 2011 (13 years ago)	1 August 2020 (4 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	2240	896
Core clock speed	715 MHz	1395 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1575 MHz
Number of transistors	2x1700 Million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	25 Watt (12 - 29 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	no data	100.8
Floating-point processing power	no data	3.226 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	32
TMUs	no data	64

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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	GDDR5	GDDR5, GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2x2 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	10000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	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 data

No outputs

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	no data	6.5
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	1.2
Vulkan	-	1.2
CUDA	-	7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

HD 6990M Crossfire 10.35
+6.9%

GeForce MX450 9.68

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.

HD 6990M Crossfire 6422

GeForce MX450 8250
+28.5%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

HD 6990M Crossfire 25759
+12.8%

GeForce MX450 22831

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:

900p	99 +10%	90−95 −10%
Full HD	106 +279%	28 −279%
1440p	18−20 +0%	18 +0%
4K	30−35 +0%	30 +0%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16

−113%

32
+113%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +4.3%	21−24 −4.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +50%	10 −50%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +3.3%	30−33 −3.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −46.7%	22 +46.7%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +4.5%	21−24 −4.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +1.6%	60−65 −1.6%
Hitman 3	18−20 −57.9%	30 +57.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +1.9%	50−55 −1.9%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −77.4%	55 +77.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −66.7%	45 +66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −49.2%	94 +49.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +4.3%	21−24 −4.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +150%	6 −150%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +3.3%	30−33 −3.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +15.4%	13 −15.4%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +4.5%	21−24 −4.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +1.6%	60−65 −1.6%
Hitman 3	18−20 −52.6%	29 +52.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +1.9%	50−55 −1.9%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −19.4%	37 +19.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −25%	40 +25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −41.3%	89 +41.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +4.3%	21−24 −4.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +36.4%	11 −36.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +87.5%	8 −87.5%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +4.5%	21−24 −4.5%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +1.6%	60−65 −1.6%
Hitman 3	18−20 −31.6%	25 +31.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +125%	24 −125%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +6.7%	30 −6.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +30%	20 −30%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +800%	7 −800%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

−14.8%

31
+14.8%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −16.7%	7 +16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +2.4%	40−45 −2.4%
Hitman 3	12−14 −38.5%	18 +38.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −50%	18 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +1.6%	60−65 −1.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

−62.5%

26
+62.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Hitman 3	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +2.4%	40−45 −2.4%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10

+0%

9−10

+0%

This is how HD 6990M Crossfire and GeForce MX450 compete in popular games:

HD 6990M Crossfire is 10% faster in 900p
HD 6990M Crossfire is 279% faster in 1080p
A tie in 1440p
A tie in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 6990M Crossfire is 800% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the GeForce MX450 is 113% faster.

All in all, in popular games: