GeForce MX450 vs Radeon RX 5500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5500 with GeForce MX450, including specs and performance data.

RX 5500
2019
4 GB GDDR6, 110 Watt
19.65
+134%

RX 5500 outperforms MX450 by a whopping 134% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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RX 5500 RX 5500
GeForce MX450 GeForce MX450

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking264474
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency14.1326.61
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameNavi 14N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date7 October 2019 (5 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 cores1408896
Core clock speedno data1395 MHz
Boost clock speed1845 MHz1575 MHz
Number of transistors6,400 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt25 Watt (12 - 29 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate162.4100.8
Floating-point processing power5.196 TFLOPS3.226 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs8864

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x4
Length180 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR5, GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz10000 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s64.03 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR+-

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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortNo 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.

DirectX12.0 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCLno data1.2
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.

RX 5500 19.65
+134%
GeForce MX450 8.41

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.

RX 5500 8778
+134%
GeForce MX450 3756

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

RX 5500 42234
+46%
GeForce MX450 28928

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

RX 5500 39366
+42.1%
GeForce MX450 27697

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 HD65−70
+132%
28
−132%
1440p35−40
+119%
16
−119%
4K55−60
+120%
25
−120%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 88
+0%
88
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 32
+0%
32
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 49
+0%
49
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 67
+0%
67
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 22
+0%
22
+0%
Far Cry 5 34
+0%
34
+0%
Fortnite 61
+0%
61
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 34
+0%
34
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Valorant 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 38
+0%
38
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 28
+0%
28
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 13
+0%
13
+0%
Dota 2 88
+0%
88
+0%
Far Cry 5 29
+0%
29
+0%
Fortnite 39
+0%
39
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 26
+0%
26
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 38
+0%
38
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 10
+0%
10
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 33
+0%
33
+0%
Valorant 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30
+0%
30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8
+0%
8
+0%
Dota 2 81
+0%
81
+0%
Far Cry 5 27
+0%
27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
+0%
20
+0%
Valorant 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 25
+0%
25
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 11
+0%
11
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Valorant 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 22
+0%
22
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 20
+0%
20
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Valorant 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 32
+0%
32
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

This is how RX 5500 and GeForce MX450 compete in popular games:

  • RX 5500 is 132% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5500 is 119% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5500 is 120% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 19.65 8.41
Recency 7 October 2019 1 August 2020
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 25 Watt

RX 5500 has a 133.7% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.

GeForce MX450, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, and 340% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX450 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5500 is a desktop card while GeForce MX450 is a notebook one.

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