NVIDIA GeForce MX450 vs NVIDIA GeForce MX250

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce MX450 and NVIDIA GeForce MX250 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), 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 - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce MX450

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • Around 49% higher core clock speed: 1395 MHz vs 937 MHz
  • Around 52% higher boost clock speed: 1575 MHz vs 1038 MHz
  • 2.3x more pipelines: 896 vs 384
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 12 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 66% higher memory clock speed: 10002 MHz vs 6008 MHz
  • Around 57% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3750 vs 2392
  • Around 28% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 307 vs 240
  • 3.1x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 28933 vs 9329
  • Around 59% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 849.116 vs 535.24
  • Around 57% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6326 vs 4027
  • Around 57% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6326 vs 4027
  • 2.4x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2114 vs 888
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 Aug 2020 vs 21 February 2019
Core clock speed 1395 MHz vs 937 MHz
Boost clock speed 1575 MHz vs 1038 MHz
Pipelines 896 vs 384
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 14 nm
Memory clock speed 10002 MHz vs 6008 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 3750 vs 2392
PassMark - G2D Mark 307 vs 240
Geekbench - OpenCL 28933 vs 9329
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 849.116 vs 535.24
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 6326 vs 4027
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 6326 vs 4027
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2114 vs 888

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce MX250

  • 5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 50 Watt
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt vs 50 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357 vs 3354
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357 vs 3354

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce MX450
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce MX250

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
3750
2392
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
307
240
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
28933
9329
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
849.116
535.24
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6326
4027
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3710
3710
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3354
3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6326
4027
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3710
3710
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3354
3357
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
2114
888
Name NVIDIA GeForce MX450 NVIDIA GeForce MX250
PassMark - G3D Mark 3750 2392
PassMark - G2D Mark 307 240
Geekbench - OpenCL 28933 9329
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 849.116 535.24
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 6326 4027
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3710 3710
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3354 3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 6326 4027
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3710 3710
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3354 3357
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2114 888
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 46.992
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.64
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 44.7
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 141.816

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce MX450 NVIDIA GeForce MX250

Essentials

Architecture Turing Pascal
Code name N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1 GP108B
Launch date 1 Aug 2020 21 February 2019
Place in performance rating 524 861
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1575 MHz 1038 MHz
Core clock speed 1395 MHz 937 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 14 nm
Pipelines 896 384
Texture fill rate 100.8 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt 10 Watt
Transistor count 4700 million 1,800 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None

API support

DirectX 12.1 12.0
OpenCL 1.2
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Shader Model 6.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 64.03 GB/s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 10002 MHz 6008 MHz
Memory type GDDR5, GDDR6 GDDR5

Technologies

GPU Boost
Optimus