GeForce MX450 vs Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU

In this comparison between GeForce MX450 and Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce MX450 will be the best choice, for others Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce MX450 and Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce MX450 and Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU 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 MX450 or Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU here:

Main Specs

  GeForce MX450 Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5,GDDR6 DDR4
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce MX450 is build with Turing architecture, and Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU - with Gen. 11 Ice Lake.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce MX450 is 1095 MHz higher, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.
  • GeForce MX450 is manufactured by 12 nm process technology, and Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU - by 10 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 9−10
ultra / 1080p 10−11 5−6
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 35−40 21−24
medium / 1080p 21−24 10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 75% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.

Full Specs

  GeForce MX450 Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU
Architecture Turing Gen. 11 Ice Lake
Code name N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1 Ice Lake G4 Gen. 11
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 1 August 2020 28 May 2019
Pipelines 896 48
Core clock speed 1395 MHz 300 MHz
Boost Clock 1575 MHz 1100 MHz
Transistor count 4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 10 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8
Memory bus width 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 10002 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64.03 GB/s
Shared memory - +
DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 12_1
Shader Model 6.5
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2
CUDA 7.5
Optimus +
Quick Sync +
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