
NVIDIA GeForce MX450

The Nvidia GeForce MX450 (N18S-G5, N18S-G5-B, N18S-LP codename) is a dedicated entry-level mobile graphics card for laptops. It uses the same TU117 chip as the GeForce GTX 1650 but with a reduced memory bus of 64 Bit. Furthermore, the MX450 is the first mobile GPU with PCIe Gen 4 x4 support.
Currently four different versions are available with different specifications and performance:
N18S-G5-B: GBD-128 Package, 1395 - 1575 MHz, GDDR6 5001 MHz, 28.5 W
N18S-G5: GB2E-64 Package, 1395 - 1575 MHz, GDDR6 5001 MHz, 25 W
N18S-G5: GB2E-64 Package, 1395 - 1575 MHz, GDDR5 3501 MHz, 25 W
N18S-LP: GB2E-64 Package, 720 - 930 MHz, GDDR6 5001 MHz, 12 W
Especially the LP = Low Power variant is significantly slower than the typical 25 Watt variant.
The 25 Watt GDDR6 N18S-G5 should be up to 20% faster than a GeForce GTX 1050 but of course below a GTX 1650 (Max-Q). Therefore, demanding games like Horizon Zero Dawn should run lowest settings. Less demanding games like F1 2020 can be played in medium to high settings and full HD.
The TU117 chip is manufactured in 12nm at TSMC and thanks to the relatively low power consumption (TGP specified between 12 and 28.5 W) the dGPU is also suited for thin and light laptops. Mostly it is intended as an additional graphics card for Tiger Lake-U based laptops.
GeForce MX300 Series
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| Codename | N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1 | |||||||||
| Architecture | Turing | |||||||||
| Pipelines | 896 - unified | |||||||||
| TMUs | 56 | |||||||||
| ROPs | 16 | |||||||||
| Core Speed | 1395 - 1575 (Boost) MHz | |||||||||
| Memory Speed | 10000 effective = 1250 MHz | |||||||||
| Memory Bus Width | 64 Bit | |||||||||
| Memory Type | GDDR5, GDDR6 | |||||||||
| Max. Amount of Memory | 2048 MB | |||||||||
| Shared Memory | no | |||||||||
| Memory Bandwidth | 80 GB/s | |||||||||
| API | DirectX 12_1, OpenGL 4.6 | |||||||||
| Power Consumption | 25 Watt (12 - 29 Watt TGP) | |||||||||
| Transistor Count | 4.7 Billion | |||||||||
| Die Size | 200 mm² | |||||||||
| Man. Technology | 12 nm | |||||||||
| PCIe | 4.0 | |||||||||
| Features | Vulkan 1.1, OpenGL 4.6, OpenCL 1.2, GPU Boost 3.0, Multi Monitor, Optimus, PCIe 3.0, GameWorks | |||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 01.08.2020 | |||||||||
Benchmarks
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 +
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

F1 24
2024
Skull & Bones
2024
EA Sports FC 24
2023
Counter-Strike 2
2023
Cyberpunk 2077
2023
Baldur's Gate 3
2023
Dead Space Remake
2023
The Witcher 3 v4
2023
High On Life
2023
FIFA 23
2022
The Quarry
2022
F1 22
2022
Vampire Bloodhunt
2022
Ghostwire Tokyo
2022
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6
2022
Elex 2
2022
GRID Legends
2022
Elden Ring
2022
Dying Light 2
2022
God of War
2022
Halo Infinite
2021
Farming Simulator 22
2021
Battlefield 2042
2021
Forza Horizon 5
2021
Riders Republic
2021
Back 4 Blood
2021
Alan Wake Remastered
2021
FIFA 22
2021
New World
2021
Deathloop
2021
F1 2021
2021
Days Gone
2021
Outriders
2021
Hitman 3
2021
Cyberpunk 2077 1.0
2020
Yakuza Like a Dragon
2020
Dirt 5
2020
Watch Dogs Legion
2020
FIFA 21
2020
Star Wars Squadrons
2020
Serious Sam 4
2020
Crysis Remastered
2020
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
Death Stranding
2020
F1 2020
2020
Gears Tactics
2020
Doom Eternal
2020
Hunt Showdown
2020
Borderlands 3
2019
Control
2019
Rage 2
2019
Anno 1800
2019
The Division 2
2019
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
Metro Exodus
2019
Apex Legends
2019
Battlefield V
2018
Far Cry 5
2018
X-Plane 11.11
2018
Fortnite
2018
Dota 2 Reborn
2015
The Witcher 3
2015
GTA V
2015For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List
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