GeForce MX450 vs Radeon HD 8790M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce MX450 and Radeon HD 8790M, 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 8790M, check out specs charts below.
GeForce MX450 and Radeon HD 8790M are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce MX450 and Radeon HD 8790M 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 8790M here:
Main Specs
GeForce MX450
Radeon HD 8790M
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x4
MXM-A (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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GeForce MX450 is connected by PCIe 4.0 x4, and Radeon HD 8790M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
GeForce MX450 and Radeon HD 8790M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce MX450 is build with Turing architecture, and Radeon HD 8790M - with GCN.
Core clock speed of GeForce MX450 is 545 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8790M.
GeForce MX450 is manufactured by 12 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8790M - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce MX450 is 5502 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8790M.
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
3−4
ultra / 1080p
10−11
1−2
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
14−16
medium / 1080p
21−24
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 250% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
high / 1080p
27−30
8−9
ultra / 1080p
24−27
6−7
QHD / 1440p
7−8
0−1
4K / 2160p
6−7
−
low / 720p
60−65
21−24
medium / 1080p
30−35
9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Battlefield 5 is 236% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
50−55
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 15% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
low / 768p
220−230
120−130
medium / 768p
190−200
100−110
ultra / 1080p
100−110
50−55
QHD / 1440p
70−75
24−27
4K / 2160p
35−40
−
high / 768p
150−160
75−80
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 94% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
low / 768p
60−65
70−75
ultra / 1080p
45−50
21−24
medium / 1080p
55−60
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 22% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
low / 768p
110−120
75−80
medium / 768p
100−110
55−60
ultra / 1080p
70−75
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Dota 2 is 76% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
high / 1080p
21−24
4−5
ultra / 1080p
20−22
4−5
QHD / 1440p
18−20
−
4K / 2160p
6−7
1−2
low / 720p
45−50
14−16
medium / 1080p
21−24
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Far Cry 5 is 300% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
high / 1080p
27−30
12−14
ultra / 1080p
21−24
7−8
QHD / 1440p
14−16
4−5
low / 720p
110−120
60−65
medium / 1080p
60−65
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Fortnite is 128% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
high / 1080p
30−33
8−9
ultra / 1080p
21−24
7−8
QHD / 1440p
10−12
0−1
low / 720p
60−65
21−24
medium / 1080p
30−35
10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Forza Horizon 4 is 208% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
low / 768p
95−100
50−55
medium / 768p
85−90
−
high / 1080p
35−40
10−11
ultra / 1080p
14−16
4−5
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
medium / 720p
−
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Grand Theft Auto V is 127% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
high / 1080p
10−12
2−3
ultra / 1080p
9−10
0−1
4K / 2160p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
9−10
medium / 1080p
14−16
4−5
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Metro Exodus is 320% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
low / 768p
110−120
85−90
high / 1080p
−
70−75
medium / 1080p
110−120
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Minecraft is 32% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
65−70
30−35
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 65% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
high / 1080p
14−16
7−8
ultra / 1080p
9−10
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
8−9
medium / 1080p
18−20
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 171% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
low / 768p
65−70
20−22
medium / 768p
40−45
12−14
high / 1080p
21−24
7−8
ultra / 1080p
12−14
5−6
4K / 2160p
7−8
1−2
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 233% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
low / 768p
90−95
75−80
medium / 768p
60−65
40−45
ultra / 1080p
35−40
18−20
high / 768p
55−60
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in World of Tanks is 47% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
Full Specs
GeForce MX450
Radeon HD 8790M
Architecture
Turing
GCN
Code name
N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1
Mars XTX
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
1 August 2020
16 November 2012
Pipelines
896
384
Core clock speed
1395 MHz
850 MHz
Boost Clock
1575 MHz
900 MHz
Transistor count
4,700 million
950 million
Manufacturing process technology
12 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
100.8
21.60
Floating-point performance
691.2 gflops
Memory bus width
64 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
10002 MHz
4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth
64.03 GB/s
64 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (12_1)
12 (11_1)
Shader Model
6.5
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.2
1.2.131
CUDA
7.5
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
80 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
Optimus
+
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