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    GeForce MX450 vs Radeon R9 290X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce MX450 and Radeon R9 290X, 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 MX450 stacks up against Radeon R9 290X, check out specs charts below.
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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 290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 250 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 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 290X has 400% more power consumption, than GeForce MX450.
    • GeForce MX450 is connected by PCIe 4.0 x4, and Radeon R9 290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon R9 290X has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce MX450.
    • GeForce MX450 is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 290X - in Desktops.
    • GeForce MX450 is build with Turing architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
    • GeForce MX450 is manufactured by 12 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 290X - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX450 is 8752 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 290X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 24−27
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 18−20
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 35−40 60−65
    medium / 1080p 21−24 45−50
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 111% more, than GeForce MX450.

    Full Specs

      GeForce MX450 Radeon R9 290X
    Architecture Turing GCN
    Code name N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1 Hawaii XT
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 1 August 2020 24 October 2013
    Pipelines 896 2816
    Core clock speed 1395 MHz
    Boost Clock 1575 MHz 947 MHz
    Transistor count 4,700 million 6,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 100.8 176.0
    Floating-point performance 5,632 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 512 Bit
    Memory clock speed 10002 MHz 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 64.03 GB/s 320 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.5 6.3
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 2.0
    Vulkan 1.2 +
    CUDA 7.5
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.76 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 623 Mh/s
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 25.75 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 350 Sol/s
    AppAcceleration +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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