GeForce MX450 vs Radeon 540

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce MX450 and Radeon 540. 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 MX450 and Radeon 540. 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.

GeForce MX450 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce MX450 is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 MX450 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce MX450 Radeon 540
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5,GDDR6 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 50 Watt.
  • GeForce MX450 is connected by PCIe 4.0 x4, and Radeon 540 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce MX450 and Radeon 540 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce MX450 is used in Laptops, and Radeon 540 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce MX450 is build with Turing architecture, and Radeon 540 - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce MX450 is 295 MHz higher, than Radeon 540.
  • GeForce MX450 is manufactured by 12 nm process technology, and Radeon 540 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX450 is 3002 MHz higher, than Radeon 540.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 6−7
ultra / 1080p 10−11 3−4
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 35−40 14−16
medium / 1080p 21−24 7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 162% more, than Radeon 540.

Full Specs

  GeForce MX450 Radeon 540
Architecture Turing GCN 4.0
Code name N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1 Lexa
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 1 August 2020 26 March 2019
Pipelines 896 512
Core clock speed 1395 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1575 MHz 1124 MHz
Transistor count 4,700 million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 35.97
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 10002 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64.03 GB/s 56 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.5 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2 1.2.131
CUDA 7.5
Optimus +
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