GeForce GTX 870M vs GeForce MX450
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 870M and GeForce MX450, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 870M stacks up against GeForce MX450, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 870M and GeForce MX450 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GTX 870M and GeForce MX450 are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 870M or GeForce MX450 here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 870M
GeForce MX450
Power consumption (TDP)
100 Watt
50 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
PCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectors
None
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5,GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount
6 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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GeForce GTX 870M has 100% more power consumption, than GeForce MX450.
GeForce GTX 870M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and GeForce MX450 uses PCIe 4.0 x4 interface.
GeForce GTX 870M has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce MX450.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 870M is build with Kepler architecture, and GeForce MX450 - with Turing.
Core clock speed of GeForce MX450 is 454 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 870M.
GeForce GTX 870M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce MX450 - by 12 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
16−18
16−18
ultra / 1080p
10−11
10−11
QHD / 1440p
4−5
4−5
low / 720p
35−40
35−40
medium / 1080p
21−24
21−24
GeForce GTX 870M and GeForce MX450 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p
27−30
27−30
ultra / 1080p
24−27
24−27
QHD / 1440p
7−8
7−8
4K / 2160p
6−7
6−7
low / 720p
60−65
60−65
medium / 1080p
30−35
30−35
GeForce GTX 870M and GeForce MX450 have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
50−55
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 870M and GeForce MX450 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
220−230
220−230
medium / 768p
190−200
190−200
ultra / 1080p
100−110
100−110
QHD / 1440p
65−70
70−75
4K / 2160p
35−40
35−40
high / 768p
150−160
150−160
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 0% more, than GeForce GTX 870M.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
45−50
45−50
medium / 1080p
55−60
55−60
GeForce GTX 870M and GeForce MX450 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
110−120
110−120
medium / 768p
100−110
100−110
ultra / 1080p
70−75
70−75
GeForce GTX 870M and GeForce MX450 have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p
21−24
21−24
ultra / 1080p
18−20
20−22
QHD / 1440p
18−20
18−20
4K / 2160p
6−7
6−7
low / 720p
45−50
45−50
medium / 1080p
21−24
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Far Cry 5 is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 870M.
high / 1080p
27−30
27−30
ultra / 1080p
21−24
21−24
QHD / 1440p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
110−120
110−120
medium / 1080p
60−65
60−65
GeForce GTX 870M and GeForce MX450 have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p
30−33
30−33
ultra / 1080p
21−24
21−24
QHD / 1440p
10−12
10−12
low / 720p
60−65
60−65
medium / 1080p
30−35
30−35
GeForce GTX 870M and GeForce MX450 have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p
95−100
95−100
medium / 768p
85−90
85−90
high / 1080p
35−40
35−40
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
QHD / 1440p
4−5
4−5
GeForce GTX 870M and GeForce MX450 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p
10−12
10−12
ultra / 1080p
8−9
9−10
4K / 2160p
2−3
2−3
low / 720p
35−40
35−40
medium / 1080p
14−16
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Metro Exodus is 7% more, than GeForce GTX 870M.
low / 768p
110−120
110−120
medium / 1080p
110−120
110−120
GeForce GTX 870M and GeForce MX450 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
65−70
65−70
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
GeForce GTX 870M and GeForce MX450 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
9−10
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
30−35
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
GeForce GTX 870M and GeForce MX450 have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p
65−70
65−70
medium / 768p
40−45
40−45
high / 1080p
21−24
21−24
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
4K / 2160p
7−8
7−8
GeForce GTX 870M and GeForce MX450 have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
35−40
35−40
high / 768p
55−60
55−60
GeForce GTX 870M and GeForce MX450 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 870M
GeForce MX450
Architecture
Kepler
Turing
Code name
N15P-GT
N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
12 March 2014
1 August 2020
Pipelines
1344
896
Core clock speed
941 MHz
1395 MHz
Boost Clock
967 MHz
1575 MHz
Transistor count
3,540 million
4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
12 nm
Texture fill rate
108.3
100.8
Floating-point performance
2,599 gflops
Memory bus width
192 Bit
64 Bit
Memory clock speed
10002 MHz
Memory bandwidth
120.0 GB/s
64.03 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
5.1
6.5
OpenGL
4.5
4.6
OpenCL
1.1
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
1.2
CUDA
+
7.5
CUDA cores
1344
Bus support
PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
SLI options
+
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
82 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Standard memory configuration
GDDR5
eDP 1.2 signal support
Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support
Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support
Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection
+
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI
+
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming
+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
+
Optimus
+
+
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