[FPS Benchmarks] The Witcher 3 on NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (GDDR6/25W) and MX350 (25W) – MX450 is 63% faster
The Witcher 3 probably doesn’t need any kind of introduction because the game is very popular. The title was released in 2015 but the visual quality of the game is still good even by today’s standards. In addition, The Witcher 3 offers a long and interesting single-player campaign, a good soundtrack, and a lot of fights with monsters.
People with low-end devices can be happy because the game is light and it doesn’t need too much video memory for Ultra quality. That’s why for this article we’ll compare two inexpensive GPUs with 2GB of VRAM – the NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (GDDR6/25W) and MX350 (25W).
Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for The Witcher 3 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)
| The Witcher 3 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce MX450 (GDDR6/25W) | 72 fps (+71%) | 51 fps (+50%) | 42 fps (+68%) | 28 fps |
| GeForce MX350 (25W) | 42 fps | 34 fps | 25 fps | – |
Verdict
It’s not a surprise that the NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (GDDR6/25W) is faster compared to the GeForce MX350 (25W). No matter the visual quality, the GeForce MX450 (GDDR6/25W) is miles ahead. We are talking about a 63% lead on average which is a lot. The GeForce MX350 (25W) is suitable for Low or maybe Medium quality.
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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please check release dates. mx350 is newer?