GeForce MX450 30.5W 10Gbps vs ATI Radeon X800 XT Platinum
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | R400 (2004−2008) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | R423 | TU117 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 March 2004 (20 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 | no data | 896 |
| Core clock speed | 520 MHz | 1395 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1575 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 160 million | 4,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 63 Watt | 31 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 8.320 | 88.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 2.822 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 16 | 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 1.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Width | 1-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 | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 560 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 35.84 GB/s | 80 GB/s |
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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0b (9_2) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
| CUDA | - | 7.5 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 March 2004 | 25 August 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 63 Watt | 31 Watt |
MX450 30.5W 10Gbps has an age advantage of 16 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 983.3% more advanced lithography process, and 103.2% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon X800 XT Platinum and GeForce MX450 30.5W 10Gbps. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon X800 XT Platinum is a desktop card while GeForce MX450 30.5W 10Gbps is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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