GeForce GTX 970M vs GeForce MX450
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 970M 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 970M stacks up against GeForce MX450, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 970M and GeForce MX450 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GTX 970M 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 970M or GeForce MX450 here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 970M
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
6 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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GeForce GTX 970M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and GeForce MX450 uses PCIe 4.0 x4 interface.
GeForce GTX 970M has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce MX450.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 970M is build with Maxwell architecture, and GeForce MX450 - with Turing.
Core clock speed of GeForce MX450 is 471 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970M.
GeForce GTX 970M 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 970M.
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
35−40
16−18
ultra / 1080p
21−24
10−11
QHD / 1440p
16−18
4−5
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
60−65
35−40
medium / 1080p
40−45
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce MX450.
high / 1080p
55−60
27−30
ultra / 1080p
45−50
24−27
QHD / 1440p
35−40
7−8
4K / 2160p
18−20
6−7
low / 720p
100−110
60−65
medium / 1080p
60−65
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Battlefield 5 is 100% more, than GeForce MX450.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
−
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 970M and GeForce MX450 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
250−260
220−230
medium / 768p
220−230
190−200
ultra / 1080p
180−190
100−110
QHD / 1440p
110−120
70−75
4K / 2160p
70−75
35−40
high / 768p
210−220
150−160
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 35% more, than GeForce MX450.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
−
45−50
medium / 1080p
55−60
55−60
GeForce GTX 970M and GeForce MX450 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
120−130
110−120
medium / 768p
110−120
100−110
ultra / 1080p
100−110
70−75
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Dota 2 is 18% more, than GeForce MX450.
high / 1080p
45−50
21−24
ultra / 1080p
40−45
20−22
QHD / 1440p
27−30
18−20
4K / 2160p
14−16
6−7
low / 720p
80−85
45−50
medium / 1080p
45−50
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Far Cry 5 is 86% more, than GeForce MX450.
high / 1080p
60−65
27−30
ultra / 1080p
45−50
21−24
QHD / 1440p
27−30
14−16
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
low / 720p
180−190
110−120
medium / 1080p
110−120
60−65
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Fortnite is 81% more, than GeForce MX450.
high / 1080p
60−65
30−33
ultra / 1080p
45−50
21−24
QHD / 1440p
30−35
10−12
4K / 2160p
24−27
−
low / 720p
100−110
60−65
medium / 1080p
65−70
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Forza Horizon 4 is 96% more, than GeForce MX450.
low / 768p
140−150
95−100
medium / 768p
120−130
85−90
high / 1080p
70−75
35−40
ultra / 1080p
30−35
14−16
QHD / 1440p
21−24
4−5
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Grand Theft Auto V is 64% more, than GeForce MX450.
high / 1080p
24−27
10−12
ultra / 1080p
20−22
9−10
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
2−3
low / 720p
65−70
35−40
medium / 1080p
30−35
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Metro Exodus is 106% more, than GeForce MX450.
low / 768p
130−140
110−120
medium / 1080p
120−130
110−120
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Minecraft is 13% more, than GeForce MX450.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
100−110
65−70
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 39% more, than GeForce MX450.
high / 1080p
24−27
14−16
ultra / 1080p
16−18
9−10
QHD / 1440p
10−11
0−1
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
low / 720p
65−70
30−35
medium / 1080p
35−40
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 89% more, than GeForce MX450.
low / 768p
130−140
65−70
medium / 768p
85−90
40−45
high / 1080p
45−50
21−24
ultra / 1080p
24−27
12−14
4K / 2160p
16−18
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 106% more, than GeForce MX450.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
50−55
35−40
high / 768p
60−65
55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in World of Tanks is 8% more, than GeForce MX450.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 970M
GeForce MX450
Architecture
Maxwell
Turing
Code name
GM204
N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
7 October 2014
1 August 2020
Pipelines
1280
896
Core clock speed
924 MHz
1395 MHz
Boost Clock
1038 MHz
1575 MHz
Transistor count
5,200 million
4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
12 nm
Texture fill rate
83.04
100.8
Floating-point performance
2,657 gflops
Memory bus width
192 Bit
64 Bit
Memory clock speed
2500 MHz
10002 MHz
Memory bandwidth
120 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
1.1.126
1.2
CUDA
+
7.5
CUDA cores
1280
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
SLI options
+
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
314 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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