GeForce MX450 vs Radeon R9 M280X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M280X and GeForce MX450, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 M280X
2015
0 MB Not Listed
2.11

MX450 outperforms R9 M280X by a whopping 362% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking875461
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data26.82
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameSaturnN17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 February 2015 (9 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 cores896896
Core clock speed1000 MHz1395 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1575 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data25 Watt (12 - 29 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate61.60100.8
Floating-point processing power1.971 TFLOPS3.226 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs5664

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportNot Listedno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeNot ListedGDDR5, GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount0 MB2 GB
Memory bus widthNot Listed64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data10000 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s64.03 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-
Optimus-+

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1112 (12_1)
Shader Model6.36.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed1.2
Vulkan-1.2
Mantle+-
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.

R9 M280X 2.11
GeForce MX450 9.74
+362%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

R9 M280X 813
GeForce MX450 3745
+361%

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.

R9 M280X 4698
GeForce MX450 8250
+75.6%

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.

R9 M280X 9222
GeForce MX450 22831
+148%

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.

R9 M280X 3498
GeForce MX450 4725
+35.1%

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.

R9 M280X 23201
GeForce MX450 27570
+18.8%

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 HD28
−3.6%
29
+3.6%
1440p3−4
−467%
17
+467%
4K18
−44.4%
26
+44.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−540%
32
+540%
Elden Ring 3−4
−867%
29
+867%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−700%
30−35
+700%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−260%
18
+260%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−355%
50
+355%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−1600%
34
+1600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−463%
45
+463%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−700%
30−35
+700%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+25%
8
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−120%
11
+120%
Dota 2 12
−350%
54
+350%
Elden Ring 3−4
−833%
28
+833%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−346%
58
+346%
Fortnite 10−12
−418%
55−60
+418%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−264%
40
+264%
Grand Theft Auto V 5−6
−660%
38
+660%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−700%
16
+700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30
−150%
75−80
+150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+60%
5
−60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
−52.6%
27−30
+52.6%
World of Tanks 67
−110%
140−150
+110%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−700%
30−35
+700%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6
+20%
Dota 2 31
−161%
81
+161%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−208%
40−45
+208%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−173%
30
+173%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−257%
75−80
+257%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−236%
45−50
+236%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%
World of Tanks 14−16
−400%
70−75
+400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−1800%
18−20
+1800%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Valorant 8−9
−200%
24−27
+200%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
−25%
20−22
+25%
Elden Ring 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−33.3%
20−22
+33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 19
−47.4%
27−30
+47.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−33.3%
20−22
+33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Dota 2 16−18
−100%
32
+100%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%
Fortnite 0−1 10−11
Valorant 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Valorant 22
+0%
22
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 11
+0%
11
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 11
+0%
11
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 18
+0%
18
+0%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

This is how R9 M280X and GeForce MX450 compete in popular games:

  • GeForce MX450 is 4% faster in 1080p
  • GeForce MX450 is 467% faster in 1440p
  • GeForce MX450 is 44% faster in 4K

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

  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R9 M280X is 60% faster.
  • in Battlefield 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GeForce MX450 is 1800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R9 M280X is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
  • GeForce MX450 is ahead in 49 tests (79%)
  • there's a draw in 11 tests (18%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.11 9.74
Recency 5 February 2015 1 August 2020
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm

GeForce MX450 has a 361.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce MX450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M280X in performance tests.


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AMD Radeon R9 M280X
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