GeForce MX450 vs Radeon R9 M470X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce MX450 and Radeon R9 M470X, 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 M470X, check out specs charts below.
GeForce MX450 and Radeon R9 M470X are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce MX450 and Radeon R9 M470X 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 R9 M470X here:
Main Specs
GeForce MX450
Radeon R9 M470X
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x4
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5,GDDR6
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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GeForce MX450 is connected by PCIe 4.0 x4, and Radeon R9 M470X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 M470X has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce MX450.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce MX450 is build with Turing architecture, and Radeon R9 M470X - with GCN 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce MX450 is 295 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M470X.
GeForce MX450 is manufactured by 12 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M470X - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce MX450 is 4002 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M470X.
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
16−18
ultra / 1080p
10−11
10−11
QHD / 1440p
4−5
4−5
low / 720p
35−40
35−40
medium / 1080p
21−24
21−24
GeForce MX450 and Radeon R9 M470X have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p
27−30
27−30
ultra / 1080p
24−27
24−27
QHD / 1440p
7−8
7−8
4K / 2160p
6−7
6−7
low / 720p
60−65
55−60
medium / 1080p
30−35
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Battlefield 5 is 3% more, than Radeon R9 M470X.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
50−55
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce MX450 and Radeon R9 M470X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
220−230
220−230
medium / 768p
190−200
190−200
ultra / 1080p
100−110
100−110
QHD / 1440p
70−75
65−70
4K / 2160p
35−40
35−40
high / 768p
150−160
150−160
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 0% more, than Radeon R9 M470X.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
45−50
45−50
medium / 1080p
55−60
55−60
GeForce MX450 and Radeon R9 M470X have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
110−120
110−120
medium / 768p
100−110
100−110
ultra / 1080p
70−75
70−75
GeForce MX450 and Radeon R9 M470X have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p
21−24
21−24
ultra / 1080p
20−22
18−20
QHD / 1440p
18−20
18−20
4K / 2160p
6−7
6−7
low / 720p
45−50
45−50
medium / 1080p
21−24
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Far Cry 5 is 4% more, than Radeon R9 M470X.
high / 1080p
27−30
27−30
ultra / 1080p
21−24
21−24
QHD / 1440p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
110−120
110−120
medium / 1080p
60−65
60−65
GeForce MX450 and Radeon R9 M470X have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p
30−33
27−30
ultra / 1080p
21−24
21−24
QHD / 1440p
10−12
10−11
low / 720p
60−65
60−65
medium / 1080p
30−35
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Forza Horizon 4 is 3% more, than Radeon R9 M470X.
low / 768p
95−100
95−100
medium / 768p
85−90
85−90
high / 1080p
35−40
35−40
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
QHD / 1440p
4−5
4−5
GeForce MX450 and Radeon R9 M470X have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p
10−12
10−12
ultra / 1080p
9−10
8−9
4K / 2160p
2−3
1−2
low / 720p
35−40
30−35
medium / 1080p
14−16
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in Metro Exodus is 15% more, than Radeon R9 M470X.
low / 768p
110−120
110−120
medium / 1080p
110−120
110−120
GeForce MX450 and Radeon R9 M470X have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
65−70
60−65
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 3% more, than Radeon R9 M470X.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
9−10
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
30−35
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
GeForce MX450 and Radeon R9 M470X have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p
65−70
60−65
medium / 768p
40−45
35−40
high / 1080p
21−24
21−24
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
4K / 2160p
7−8
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX450 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 7% more, than Radeon R9 M470X.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
35−40
35−40
high / 768p
55−60
55−60
GeForce MX450 and Radeon R9 M470X have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.
Full Specs
GeForce MX450
Radeon R9 M470X
Architecture
Turing
GCN 2
Code name
N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1
Emerald
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
1 August 2020
14 May 2016
Pipelines
896
896
Core clock speed
1395 MHz
1100 MHz
Boost Clock
1575 MHz
1100 MHz
Transistor count
4,700 million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
12 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
100.8
61.60
Floating-point performance
1,971 gflops
Memory bus width
64 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
10002 MHz
6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
64.03 GB/s
96 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (12_1)
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
6.5
6.3
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
1.2
1.2.131
CUDA
7.5
Laptop size
large
Optimus
+
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