GeForce MX450 vs Radeon R7 M350

Place in performance ranking	757	428
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	GCN 3.0 (2014−2017)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	Meso	N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	5 May 2015 (9 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	384	896
Compute units	6	no data
Core clock speed	725 MHz	1395 MHz
Boost clock speed	825 MHz	1575 MHz
Number of transistors	1,550 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	25 Watt (12 - 29 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	24.36	100.8
Floating-point performance	779.5 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R7 M350 and GeForce MX450 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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.

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	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	DDR3	GDDR5, GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	10000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16 GB/s	64.03 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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
Eyefinity	1	no data

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	-	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	+	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
DualGraphics	1	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
ZeroCore	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
Optimus	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.0	6.5
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	Not Listed	1.2
Vulkan	no data	1.2
Mantle	+	no data
CUDA	no data	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.

R7 M350 2.83

GeForce MX450 9.67
+242%

GeForce MX450 outperforms Radeon R7 M350 by 242% 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%

R7 M350 1092

GeForce MX450 3734
+242%

GeForce MX450 outperforms Radeon R7 M350 by 242% in Passmark.

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	8−9 −263%	29 +263%
1440p	4−5 −325%	17 +325%
4K	7−8 −243%	24 +243%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9−10
−256%

+256%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −300%	20−22 +300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −400%	10 +400%
Battlefield 5	8−9 −275%	30−33 +275%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −300%	20−22 +300%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −267%	22 +267%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −267%	21−24 +267%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −286%	27−30 +286%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −292%	45−50 +292%
Hitman 3	8−9 −275%	30 +275%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −250%	56 +250%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −244%	55 +244%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −275%	45 +275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −257%	50 +257%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −257%	25 +257%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −300%	20−22 +300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −500%	6 +500%
Battlefield 5	8−9 −275%	30−33 +275%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −300%	20−22 +300%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −333%	13 +333%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −267%	21−24 +267%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −286%	27−30 +286%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −292%	45−50 +292%
Hitman 3	5−6 −300%	20 +300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −310%	40−45 +310%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −267%	33 +267%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −250%	35 +250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −300%	40 +300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −267%	33 +267%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −271%	89 +271%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −300%	20−22 +300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −267%	11 +267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −300%	20−22 +300%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −300%	8 +300%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −267%	21−24 +267%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −292%	45−50 +292%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −243%	24 +243%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −275%	30 +275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −300%	20 +300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −250%	7 +250%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
−244%

+244%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −280%	18−20 +280%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −250%	7 +250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −300%	12−14 +300%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −300%	20 +300%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Hitman 3	5−6 −260%	18 +260%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −300%	20−22 +300%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −250%	14−16 +250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 −260%	18 +260%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −400%	5 +400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
−271%

+271%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Hitman 3	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	1−2
Far Cry 5	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −300%	12−14 +300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	3−4

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−350%

9−10
+350%

This is how R7 M350 and GeForce MX450 compete in popular games:

GeForce MX450 is 263% faster in 1080p
GeForce MX450 is 325% faster in 1440p
GeForce MX450 is 243% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.83	9.67
Recency	5 May 2015	1 August 2020
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	25 Watt