[FPS Benchmarks] Overwatch on NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (GDDR6/25W) and MX350 (25W) – MX450 is 39% faster
Overwatch is one of the most well-known Blizzard games up to date. The reason is the fun and competitive gameplay and the nice graphical representation. In addition, the game isn’t too heavy when it comes to system resources.
On the other hand, this is an online shooter so high FPS values are always a welcomed feature. If you aren’t too pretentious regarding the visual quality of the game, Overwatch can be played with good FPS values even with modest GPUs, For this comparison, were have prepared two non-expensive video cards – the NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (GDDR6/25W) and MX350 (25W).
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Contents
GeForce MX450 and MX350 variants
GeForce MX450 (GDDR6/25W) | GeForce MX350 (25W) | |
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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)
Overwatch | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Epic (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX450 (GDDR6/25W) | 143 fps (+42%) | 89 fps (+46%) | 51 fps (+28%) |
GeForce MX350 (25W) | 101 fps | 61 fps | 40 fps |
Verdict
At the end of the day, the GeForce MX450 (GDDR6/25W) is way faster compared to the GeForce MX350 (25W) – 39% on average. This is definitely a big difference and if you don’t mind paying a bit more for the MX450, this video card can offer you higher performance than the MX350 GPU while the TDP is equal for both graphics cards – 25W.
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (GDDR6, 25W / 28.5W)
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce MX350 (25W)