GeForce MX450 vs Radeon HD 6970M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce MX450 and Radeon HD 6970M, 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 HD 6970M, check out specs charts below.
GeForce MX450 and Radeon HD 6970M are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce MX450 and Radeon HD 6970M 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 Radeon HD 6970M here:
Main Specs
GeForce MX450
Radeon HD 6970M
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
75 Watt
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x4
MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
None
None
Memory type
GDDR5,GDDR6
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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Radeon HD 6970M has 50% more power consumption, than GeForce MX450.
GeForce MX450 is connected by PCIe 4.0 x4, and Radeon HD 6970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
GeForce MX450 and Radeon HD 6970M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce MX450 is build with Turing architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce MX450 is 715 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M.
GeForce MX450 is manufactured by 12 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970M - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce MX450 is 9102 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M.
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
16−18
10−12
ultra / 1080p
10−11
6−7
QHD / 1440p
4−5
1−2
low / 720p
35−40
24−27
medium / 1080p
21−24
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 63% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p
27−30
18−20
ultra / 1080p
24−27
16−18
QHD / 1440p
7−8
2−3
4K / 2160p
6−7
−
low / 720p
60−65
40−45
medium / 1080p
30−35
20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Battlefield 5 is 55% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
50−55
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
220−230
180−190
medium / 768p
190−200
150−160
ultra / 1080p
100−110
75−80
QHD / 1440p
70−75
45−50
4K / 2160p
35−40
30−33
high / 768p
150−160
110−120
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 29% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
45−50
30−35
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 22% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
110−120
95−100
medium / 768p
100−110
80−85
ultra / 1080p
70−75
50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Dota 2 is 25% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p
21−24
12−14
ultra / 1080p
20−22
12−14
QHD / 1440p
18−20
−
4K / 2160p
6−7
5−6
low / 720p
45−50
30−33
medium / 1080p
21−24
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Far Cry 5 is 60% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p
27−30
20−22
ultra / 1080p
21−24
14−16
QHD / 1440p
14−16
−
low / 720p
110−120
80−85
medium / 1080p
60−65
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Fortnite is 42% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p
30−33
18−20
ultra / 1080p
21−24
16−18
QHD / 1440p
10−12
5−6
low / 720p
60−65
40−45
medium / 1080p
30−35
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Forza Horizon 4 is 52% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
95−100
70−75
medium / 768p
85−90
60−65
high / 1080p
35−40
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
9−10
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Grand Theft Auto V is 43% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p
10−12
7−8
ultra / 1080p
9−10
5−6
4K / 2160p
2−3
1−2
low / 720p
35−40
21−24
medium / 1080p
14−16
10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Metro Exodus is 66% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
110−120
100−110
ultra / 1080p
−
95−100
medium / 1080p
110−120
100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Minecraft is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p
−
20−22
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
65−70
45−50
medium / 1080p
18−20
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 13% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
9−10
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
21−24
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 35% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
65−70
40−45
medium / 768p
40−45
24−27
high / 1080p
21−24
14−16
ultra / 1080p
12−14
9−10
4K / 2160p
7−8
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 50% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
90−95
95−100
medium / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
35−40
27−30
high / 768p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in World of Tanks is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
Full Specs
GeForce MX450
Radeon HD 6970M
Architecture
Turing
Terascale 2
Code name
N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1
Blackcomb XT
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
1 August 2020
6 January 2011
Pipelines
896
960
Core clock speed
1395 MHz
680 MHz
Boost Clock
1575 MHz
Transistor count
4,700 million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
12 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
100.8
32.64
Floating-point performance
1,305.6 gflops
Memory bus width
64 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
10002 MHz
900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
64.03 GB/s
115.2 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (12_1)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
6.5
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.2
N/A
CUDA
7.5
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
118 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Optimus
+
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