GeForce MX450 30.5W 10Gbps vs Radeon RX 580 2048SP
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 320 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 44 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 9.27 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 20 | TU117 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 October 2018 (6 years ago) | 25 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 | 2048 | 896 |
| Core clock speed | 1168 MHz | 1395 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1284 MHz | 1575 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 4,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 31 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 164.4 | 88.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.259 TFLOPS | 2.822 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 128 | 56 |
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 8-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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | 80 GB/s |
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 DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
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 | 15 October 2018 | 25 August 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 31 Watt |
RX 580 2048SP has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
MX450 30.5W 10Gbps, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 383.9% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 580 2048SP and GeForce MX450 30.5W 10Gbps. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 580 2048SP is a desktop graphics card while GeForce MX450 30.5W 10Gbps is a notebook one.
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