GeForce MX450 vs Radeon RX 9060

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 9060 with GeForce MX450, including specs and performance data.

RX 9060
2025
8 GB GDDR6, 132 Watt
46.03
+447%

9060 outperforms MX450 by a whopping 447% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking75512
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency28.0927.10
ArchitectureRDNA 4.0 (2025)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameNavi 44N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date5 August 2025 (less than a year 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 cores1792896
Core clock speed1700 MHz1395 MHz
Boost clock speed2990 MHz1575 MHz
Number of transistors29,700 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology4 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)132 Watt25 Watt (12 - 29 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate334.9100.8
Floating-point processing power21.43 TFLOPS3.226 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs11264
Ray Tracing Cores28no data
L0 Cache448 KBno data
L2 Cache4 MBno data
L3 Cache32 MBno data

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 5.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x4
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 amount8 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed2518 MHz10000 MHz
Memory bandwidth322.3 GB/s64.03 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR+-

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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.1b, 2x DisplayPort 2.1aNo 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 support

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.86.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.21.2
Vulkan1.31.2
CUDA-7.5

Synthetic benchmarks

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 9060 46.03
+447%
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 9060 20352
+447%
GeForce MX450 3720
Samples: 1412

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 HD150−160
+436%
28
−436%
1440p85−90
+431%
16
−431%
4K130−140
+420%
25
−420%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

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

Full HD
Medium

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 35−40
+0%
35−40
+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

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 35−40
+0%
35−40
+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

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 35−40
+0%
35−40
+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

Fortnite 25
+0%
25
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 65−70
+0%
65−70
+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 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 22
+0%
22
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+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

Fortnite 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Valorant 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 32
+0%
32
+0%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+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

Fortnite 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

This is how RX 9060 and GeForce MX450 compete in popular games:

  • RX 9060 is 436% faster in 1080p
  • RX 9060 is 431% faster in 1440p
  • RX 9060 is 420% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 46.03 8.41
Recency 5 August 2025 1 August 2020
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 4 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 132 Watt 25 Watt

RX 9060 has a 447.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 200% more advanced lithography process.

GeForce MX450, on the other hand, has 428% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 9060 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX450 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 9060 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce MX450 is a notebook one.

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