GeForce GTX 960M vs GeForce MX450

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 960M and GeForce MX450. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 960M and GeForce MX450. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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GeForce GTX 960M and GeForce MX450 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 960M 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 960M or GeForce MX450 here:

GeForce GTX 960M Laptops

GeForce MX450 Laptops

Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 960M	GeForce MX450
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	50 Watt
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectors		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 960M has 50% more power consumption, than GeForce MX450.
GeForce GTX 960M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and GeForce MX450 uses PCIe 4.0 x4 interface.
GeForce GTX 960M has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce MX450.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 960M is build with Maxwell architecture, and GeForce MX450 - with Turing.
Core clock speed of GeForce MX450 is 299 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960M.
GeForce GTX 960M 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 960M.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	18−20	16−18
ultra / 1080p	10−11	10−11
QHD / 1440p	4−5	4−5
4K / 2160p	4−5	−
low / 720p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	21−24	21−24
GeForce GTX 960M 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	8−9	7−8
4K / 2160p	6−7	6−7
low / 720p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	30−35	30−35
GeForce GTX 960M 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 960M 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	70−75	70−75
4K / 2160p	35−40	35−40
high / 768p	150−160	150−160
GeForce GTX 960M and GeForce MX450 have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
GeForce GTX 960M 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 960M and GeForce MX450 have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	20−22	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
GeForce GTX 960M and GeForce MX450 have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
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 960M 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 960M 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 960M and GeForce MX450 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p	10−12	10−12
ultra / 1080p	9−10	9−10
4K / 2160p	2−3	2−3
low / 720p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	14−16	14−16
GeForce GTX 960M and GeForce MX450 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	110−120	110−120
medium / 1080p	110−120	110−120
GeForce GTX 960M 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 960M 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 960M 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 960M 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 960M and GeForce MX450 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 960M	GeForce MX450
Architecture	Maxwell	Turing
Code name	N16P-GX	N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	12 March 2015	1 August 2020
Pipelines	640	896
Core clock speed	1096 MHz	1395 MHz
Boost Clock	1202 MHz	1575 MHz
Transistor count	1,870 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Texture fill rate	47.04	100.8
Floating-point performance	1,505 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	-	-
DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2
CUDA	+	7.5
CUDA cores	640
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0
SLI options	+
HDMI	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	175 Mh/s
Laptop size	medium sized
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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GeForce GTX 960M vs GeForce MX450

GeForce GTX 960M and GeForce MX450 are Laptop Graphics Cards

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