GeForce MX450 vs Radeon HD 7950

In this comparison between GeForce MX450 and Radeon HD 7950 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 Radeon HD 7950 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 HD 7950
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 200 Watt
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5,GDDR6 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7950 has 300% more power consumption, than GeForce MX450.
  • GeForce MX450 is connected by PCIe 4.0 x4, and Radeon HD 7950 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon HD 7950 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce MX450.
  • GeForce MX450 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7950 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce MX450 is build with Turing architecture, and Radeon HD 7950 - with GCN 1.0.
  • GeForce MX450 is manufactured by 12 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7950 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX450 is 8752 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7950.

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 HD 7950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce MX450.

Full Specs

  GeForce MX450 Radeon HD 7950
Architecture Turing GCN 1.0
Code name N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1 Tahiti
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 1 August 2020 31 January 2012
Pipelines 896 1792
Core clock speed 1395 MHz
Boost Clock 1575 MHz 1250 MHz
Transistor count 4,700 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 89.60
Floating-point performance 2,867 gflops
Length 267 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
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.56 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 381 Mh/s
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
PowerTune +
ZeroCore +
Design reference
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
CrossFire +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.78 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 13.86 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 250 Sol/s
Compute units 28
AppAcceleration +
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