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    GeForce MX450 vs Radeon R9 280

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce MX450 and Radeon R9 280. 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 R9 280. 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 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:

    GeForce MX450 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce MX450 Radeon R9 280
    Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 200 Watt
    Interface PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5,GDDR6 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 3 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 280 has 300% more power consumption, than GeForce MX450.
    • GeForce MX450 is connected by PCIe 4.0 x4, and Radeon R9 280 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon R9 280 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce MX450.
    • GeForce MX450 is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 280 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce MX450 is build with Turing architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
    • GeForce MX450 is manufactured by 12 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX450 is 8752 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 280.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 35−40 60−65
    medium / 1080p 21−24 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce MX450.

    Full Specs

      GeForce MX450 Radeon R9 280
    Architecture Turing GCN 1.0
    Code name N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1 Tahiti
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 1 August 2020 4 March 2014
    Pipelines 896 1792
    Core clock speed 1395 MHz
    Boost Clock 1575 MHz 933 MHz
    Transistor count 4,700 million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 100.8 104.5
    Floating-point performance 3,344 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 10002 MHz 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 64.03 GB/s 240 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.5 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2 +
    CUDA 7.5
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
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