GeForce GTX 965M vs GeForce MX450

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 965M and GeForce MX450 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 965M will be the best choice, for others GeForce MX450 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GTX 965M and GeForce MX450 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 965M 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 965M or GeForce MX450 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 965M GeForce MX450
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5,GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 965M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and GeForce MX450 uses PCIe 4.0 x4 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 965M has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce MX450.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 965M is build with Maxwell architecture, and GeForce MX450 - with Turing.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce MX450 is 451 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 965M.
  • GeForce GTX 965M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce MX450 - by 12 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX450 is 7502 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 965M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 16−18
ultra / 1080p 12−14 10−11
QHD / 1440p 6−7 4−5
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 35−40
medium / 1080p 24−27 21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 965M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 11% more, than GeForce MX450.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 965M GeForce MX450
Architecture Maxwell Turing
Code name N16E-GS, N16E-GR N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 5 January 2015 1 August 2020
Pipelines 1024 896
Core clock speed 944 MHz 1395 MHz
Boost Clock 950 / 1151 MHz 1575 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million 4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 12 nm
Texture fill rate 73.60 100.8
Floating-point performance 2,355 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 10002 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 64.03 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.5
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1 1.2
CUDA + 7.5
CUDA cores 1024
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 226 Mh/s
Laptop size large
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus + +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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