Nvidia GeForce MX330 vs Nvidia GeForce MX450

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce MX330, vs Nvidia GeForce MX450. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce MX330 and Nvidia GeForce MX450
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
9
n/a
n/a
n/a
18
10
n/a
n/a
The Witcher 3
9
n/a
n/a
n/a
14
12
n/a
n/a
Counter-Strike 2
26
16
12
n/a
37
19
13
n/a
Far Cry 6
17
15
n/a
n/a
24
21
12
n/a
Hogwarts Legacy
13
9
n/a
n/a
17
11
9
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
23
22
14
10
30
20
13
10
Ghost of Tsushima
9
n/a
n/a
n/a
12
n/a
n/a
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
12
n/a
n/a
n/a
21
17
10
n/a
Avg FPS
1080p High1320
1080p Ultra913
1440p Ultra-9
4K Ultra--
DeviationHighMedium

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce MX330
815
Nvidia GeForce MX450
1033
Time Spy10602124
Fire Strike32035281
Night Raid1513626963
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce MX330
11508
Nvidia GeForce MX450
34221
Background Blur29.1 frames/s65.7 frames/s
Face Detection14.1 frames/s33.3 frames/s
Horizon Detection0.43 Gpix/sec1.01 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection0.62 Gpix/sec1.39 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur0.65 Gpix/sec1.61 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.12 Gpix/sec0.48 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching37.8 Gpix/sec176 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics1049.5 fps5012.4 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce MX330
2408
Nvidia GeForce MX450
3752
G2D Mark228307
DirectX 1119 fps26 fps
DirectX 1212 fps24 fps
GPU Compute991 Ops/s1878 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce MX330
15.6 fps
Nvidia GeForce MX450
25.9 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)82.1 fps145.1 fps
Car Chase82.7 fps144.9 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)70.9 fps124.1 fps
T-Rex301.3 fps582.5 fps
ALU 2314.6 fps799.9 fps
Driver Overhead 2206.7 fps214.8 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation376.5936.1

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced February, 10, 2020 August, 25, 2020
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Entry-level Mid-range
Architecture Pascal Turing
Codename GP108 TU117

GPU

GPU Frequency 746-1531 MHz 720-1395 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 936-1594 MHz 930-1575 MHz
Shader Units 384 896
TMUs 24 56
ROPs 16 32
Execution Units 3 14
Ray Tracing Cores No No
Tensor Cores No No
L1 cache 48 KB/core 64 KB/core
L2 cache 512 KB/core 512 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 15-26 Gpix/sec 30-50 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 22-38 GTex/s 52-88 GTex/s
FLOPS 0.7-1.2 TFLOPS 1.7-2.8 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x4
TGP 10-30 W 10-30 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 14 nm 12 nm
Transistor Size 74 mm² 200 mm²
Transistor count 1.8 billion 4.7 billion
Transistor density 24.32 MTr/mm² 23.5 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR5 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1752 MHz 1250 MHz
Bus 64 bit 64 bit
Effective Memory Speed 7000 MB/s 10000 MB/s
Memory Size 2 GB 2 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce MX330
56 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce MX450
80 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.2 1.2
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 6.1 7.5
DisplayPort 1.4 1.4
Ray Tracing No No
DLSS No No

Results

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