GeForce MX450 vs Radeon RX 470D
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 507 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 27.03 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | Ellesmere | N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 21 October 2016 (8 years ago) | 1 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 | 1792 | 896 |
| Core clock speed | 926 MHz | 1395 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1206 MHz | 1575 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 4,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 25 Watt (12 - 29 Watt TGP) |
| Texture fill rate | 135.1 | 100.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.322 TFLOPS | 3.226 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 112 | 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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Length | 241 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-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 | GDDR5 | GDDR5, GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1650 MHz | 10000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 211.2 GB/s | 64.03 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | - | 7.5 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 21 October 2016 | 1 August 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 25 Watt |
RX 470D has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
GeForce MX450, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 380% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 470D and GeForce MX450. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 470D is a desktop graphics card while GeForce MX450 is a notebook one.
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