GeForce MX450 12W vs Radeon RX 580
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 302 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 2 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 14.48 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 8.73 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 20 | TU117S |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 18 April 2017 (8 years ago) | 15 August 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 2304 | 896 |
| Core clock speed | 1257 MHz | 720 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1340 MHz | 930 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 4,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 185 Watt | 12 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 193.0 | 52.08 |
| Floating-point processing power | 6.175 TFLOPS | 1.667 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 144 | 56 |
| L1 Cache | 576 KB | 896 KB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 512 KB |
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 | 2000 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 256.0 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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.7 (6.4) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 7.5 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 18 April 2017 | 15 August 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 185 Watt | 12 Watt |
RX 580 has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
MX450 12W, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 1441.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 580 and GeForce MX450 12W. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 580 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce MX450 12W is a notebook one.
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