NVIDIA GeForce MX450 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop)

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce MX450 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop) videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

NVIDIA GeForce MX450

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop)

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce MX450

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 8% higher core clock speed: 1395 MHz vs 1290 MHz
Around 13% higher boost clock speed: 1575 MHz vs 1392 MHz
1732x more texture fill rate: 100.8 GTexel/s vs 58.2 GTexel / s
Around 40% higher pipelines: 896 vs 640
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 12 nm vs 14 nm
Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 75 Watt
Around 43% higher memory clock speed: 10002 MHz vs 7008 MHz
Around 74% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 29180 vs 16812
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3710 vs 3685
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3710 vs 3685
Around 16% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2032 vs 1756

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 Aug 2020 vs 25 October 2016
Core clock speed	1395 MHz vs 1290 MHz
Boost clock speed	1575 MHz vs 1392 MHz
Texture fill rate	100.8 GTexel/s vs 58.2 GTexel / s
Pipelines	896 vs 640
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt vs 75 Watt
Memory clock speed	10002 MHz vs 7008 MHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	29180 vs 16812
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3710 vs 3685
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3710 vs 3685
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	2032 vs 1756

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop)

2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5050 vs 3732
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 464 vs 304
Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 7043 vs 6326
Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 7043 vs 6326

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	5050 vs 3732
PassMark - G2D Mark	464 vs 304
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	7043 vs 6326
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3360 vs 3354
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	7043 vs 6326
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3360 vs 3354

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce MX450
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop)

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3732

5050

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

304

464

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

29180

16812

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6326

7043

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3710

3685

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3354

3360

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6326

7043

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3710

3685

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3354

3360

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

2032

1756

Name	NVIDIA GeForce MX450	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop)
PassMark - G3D Mark	3732	5050
PassMark - G2D Mark	304	464
Geekbench - OpenCL	29180	16812
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6326	7043
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3710	3685
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3354	3360
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6326	7043
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3710	3685
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3354	3360
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	2032	1756
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		67.209
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		799.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		4.536
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		30.523
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		223.683

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce MX450	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop)
Essentials
Architecture	Turing	Pascal
Code name	N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1	GP107
Launch date	1 Aug 2020	25 October 2016
Place in performance rating	515	578
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$109
Price now		$124.99
Value for money (0-100)		56.95
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1575 MHz	1392 MHz
Core clock speed	1395 MHz	1290 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Pipelines	896	640
Texture fill rate	100.8 GTexel/s	58.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt	75 Watt
Transistor count	4700 million	3,300 million
CUDA cores		640
Floating-point performance		1,862 gflops
Maximum GPU temperature		97 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort, DP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI
G-SYNC support
HDCP
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x4	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Height		4.38" (11.1 cm)
Length		5.7" (14.5 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU)		300 Watt
Width		2-slot
API support
DirectX	12.1	12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL	1.2
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Shader Model	6.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	64.03 GB/s	112 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	10002 MHz	7008 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5, GDDR6	GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
GPU Boost
Optimus
3D Vision
Ansel
CUDA
GameStream
Multi Monitor
Multi-Projection
ShadowWorks
VR Ready