GeForce MX450

MX450 brought Turing and faster GDDR6 options into the MX line, making it a bigger jump over MX350 in some laptops.

Laptop GPU
TuringGeForce MX SeriesEntry LevelLaptopOEMDesktopGDDR5GDDR62020AcerASUSDellHPLenovoNotebook OEM
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At a Glance

Entry Type
Laptop GPU
Architecture
Turing
Series
GeForce MX Series
GPU Die
TU117 / N18S-LP or N18S-G5 class
Launch Date
2020-08-25
Launch MSRP
Notebook OEM pricing, not sold as a normal retail desktop card
CUDA Cores
896
Memory
2 GB typical GDDR6 or GDDR5 depending on OEM implementation
Bus Width
64-bit
TDP/TBP
10 to 30 W class, OEM dependent
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x4 class on common TU117 MX450 designs
Data Confidence
Verified

Overview

GeForce MX450 is a notebook GPU in the GeForce MX family. It targets thin-and-light and mainstream laptops that need a discrete NVIDIA GPU above integrated graphics, not a full gaming-class GeForce GTX or RTX laptop GPU.

MX450 brought Turing and faster GDDR6 options into the MX line, making it a bigger jump over MX350 in some laptops.

MX450 has multiple power and memory variants, so benchmark and TGP checks matter.

Why It Mattered

MX450 brought Turing and faster GDDR6 options into the MX line, making it a bigger jump over MX350 in some laptops.

Collector Notes

These are laptop GPUs rather than collectible desktop cards. For archival purposes, record the exact laptop model, device ID, memory type, power limit and driver package.

Common Failure Points

Thermal throttling, shared heatpipe limits, OEM power caps, Optimus/display routing issues and driver mismatches are common laptop-specific problems.

Used-Market Caution

Do not buy a laptop based only on the MX model name. Check the exact power variant, memory type, memory size, cooling design, CPU pairing and whether the laptop uses single-channel system memory.

Known Issues

MX450 has multiple power and memory variants, so benchmark and TGP checks matter.

Related GPUs

Back to GeForce MX Series

Previous in series: GeForce MX350Next in series: GeForce MX450 12W
SourcesVerified

Sources reviewed: 2026-06-20

Data confidence and source status

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Primary / manufacturer sources

  1. NVIDIA driver supported productsNVIDIA driver page listing GeForce MX100 and MX200 notebook supportOpen source
  2. NVIDIA laptop graphics overviewCurrent NVIDIA GeForce laptop contextOpen source
  3. List of NVIDIA graphics processing unitsSecondary cross-check for GeForce MX series model tableOpen source
  4. Tom's Hardware MX350 and MX330 specsMX350, MX330, MX250 and MX230 comparison tableOpen source
  5. Ultrabookreview MX250 and MX230 laptop listOEM laptop examples and MX250/MX230 specificationsOpen source
  6. Ultrabookreview MX350 and MX330 laptop listOEM laptop examples and MX350/MX330 specificationsOpen source
  7. Notebookcheck MX450 N18S-G5MX450 TU117, process and TGP contextOpen source
  8. LaptopMedia MX450 GDDR6 12WLow-power MX450 clocks and memory bandwidthOpen source
  9. VideoCardz MX450MX450 GPU model and Turing referenceOpen source

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