Continuing the triumph of the Nvidia GeForce MX350 graphics card, Nvidia has announced the GeForce MX450, which started production in October 2020. The GeForce MX450 boasts remarkable improvements. Let's delve into what makes this MX450 graphics card noteworthy!
1. Introduction to GeForce MX450
MX450 is introduced by Nvidia as a dedicated discrete graphics card for laptops, enhancing your laptop's processing speed for work and entertainment. Now, you can experience performance that's up to 2.5 times faster than the latest integrated graphics for editing images, videos, and gaming.
MX450 is designed based on Turing architecture, efficiently operating with NVIDIA Optimus technology to provide a perfect balance between long battery life and optimal performance.
Nvidia introduces technologies in this product including NVIDIA Optimus support, NVIDIA GPU Boost, and Nvidia Game Ready Drivers on Windows 7, 8, and 10. MX450 has 896 CUDA cores with a base clock of 540 MHz. According to Nvidia, the power of this MX450 graphics card lies between the MX350 and GTX 1650 cards.
2. Highlights of GeForce MX450
PCIe 4.0 Support
An notable feature of Nvidia's MX450 GPU product will be the first discrete graphics card to support PCIe 4.0 connectivity technology. PCIe 4.0 offers twice the speed compared to its predecessor, PCIe 3.0.
Nvidia's development of the MX450 graphics card combining modern PCIe connectivity technology will help manufacturers of graphics laptops and gaming laptops produce thin and lightweight laptop models with immensely powerful performance, catering to diverse user needs in the future.
Up to GDDR6 Memory Support
Upgrading memory will be very beneficial for the GeForce MX450. The GeForce MX450 has 2 VRAM versions, capable of supporting both GDDR5 and GDDR6 memory. GDDR6 offers bandwidth speeds of up to 10 Gbps on a 64-bit memory bus, higher than the 7 Gbps of GDDR5, providing excellent performance for graphics cards using this memory.
3. Can You Game with the MX450 Card?
If you're wondering whether you can game with a laptop equipped with Nvidia's MX450 discrete graphics card, the answer is definitely yes. Based on our experience, overall, the performance that the MX450 delivers is stable and without lag, capable of handling well-known titles like GTA V, Far Cry 5, The Witcher 3, at moderate graphics settings.
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| The Witcher 3 (Medium) | Far Cry 5 (High) | GTA V (High) | Valorant (High) | |
MX450 | 58 FPS | 33 FPS | 33 FPS | 68 FPS | 192 FPS |
MX350 | 52 FPS | 31 FPS | 30 FPS | 56 FPS | 115 FPS |