[FPS Benchmarks] Gears 5 on NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (GDDR6/25W) and MX350 (25W) – MX450 is 59% faster

LaptopMedia.com Comparisons [FPS Benchmarks] Gears 5 on NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (GDDR6/25W) and MX350 (25W) - MX450 is 59% faster

From: Nikolay Palaozov 17 May 2022 / 02:41 | 0

Gears 5 is the successor of Gears Of War 4 and it uses the same engine as the previous game. Expectedly, the visual quality of the title is definitely good, the game is well-optimized, and in most cases, a low-end dGPU is enough for Low settings.

For this article, we’ll show you two not-so-powerful video cards – the NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (GDDR6/25W) and MX350 (25W). Both rivals have equal power limits and VRAM capacity so it looks like a fair battle.

Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for Gears 5 list.

GeForce MX450 and MX350 variants
Synthetic benchmarks
Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)
Verdict

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)

Gears 5	Full HD, Low (Check settings)	Full HD, Medium (Check settings)	Full HD, High (Check settings)	Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce MX450 (GDDR6/25W)	78 fps (+59%)	51 fps (+59%)	43 fps (+59%)	26 fps
GeForce MX350 (25W)	49 fps	32 fps	27 fps	–

Verdict

Expectedly, the NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (GDDR6/25W) is the winner in this comparison. No matter the visual quality, this GPU is 59% faster compared to the MX350 (25W) and that’s a big performance gap. On the other hand, the MX350 (25W) can show 49 FPS on Low quality which is okay for the single-player campaign. If you don’t mind playing with around 32 FPS, you can even use Medium quality.

All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (GDDR6, 25W / 28.5W)

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