[FPS Benchmarks] Dota 2 on NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (GDDR6/25W) and MX350 (25W) – MX450 is 40% faster
Dota 2 is one of the most successful MOBA games alongside League Of Legends. The game is free-to-play and it can be acquired via Steam. The title uses Valve’s own Source engine and the good news is the game is very light.
Probably that’s one of the main reasons behind the success of the title – it runs on almost every dGPU and iGPU on the market. For this comparison, we have picked two not-so-expensive low-end dGPUs – the NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (GDDR6/25W) and MX350 (25W).
Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for DOTA 2 list.
Contents
GeForce MX450 and MX350 variants
| GeForce MX450 (GDDR6/25W) | GeForce MX350 (25W) | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Turing | Pascal |
| GPU chip | TU117 | GP107 |
| Shader units | 896 (+40%) | 640 |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| Base Clock (MHz) | 1395 (+3%) | 1354 |
| Boost clock (MHz) | 1575 (+7%) | 1468 |
| Memory clock (MHz) | 1250 | 1752 (+40%) |
| Memory size (MB) | 2048 | 2048 |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width (bit) | 64 | 64 |
| TGP (Total Graphics Power) | 25 | 25 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| Technology | 12nm | 14nm |
| RTX capabilities | No | No |
| Release date | 08.2020 | 02.2021 |
| Detailed specs | Link | Link |
Synthetic benchmarks
Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)
| DOTA 2 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce MX450 (GDDR6/25W) | 164 fps (+21%) | 135 fps (+45%) | 110 fps (+49%) | 89 fps (+46%) |
| GeForce MX350 (25W) | 135 fps | 93 fps | 74 fps | 61 fps |
Verdict
Actually, we are a bit surprised how fast is the NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (GDDR6/25W) when it’s directly compared to the GeForce MX350 (25W) – on average, the bigger GPU is 40% faster. This is a serious difference and if you play Dota 2 a lot, the NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (GDDR6/25W) looks like a better choice because it’s a lot faster compared to the GeForce MX350 (25W) (at least when it comes to Dota 2).
Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for DOTA 2 list.
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (GDDR6, 25W / 28.5W)
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce MX350 (25W)
Author: Nikolay Palaozov
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