[FPS Benchmarks] Doom Eternal on NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (GDDR6/25W) and MX350 (25W) – MX450 is 62% faster
DOOM Eternal is a real blockbuster and it’s following the successful gameplay formula of the series – you have access to a lot of weapons and you’re fighting tons of enemies at the same time. Of course, the latest game brings some new things like upgradable weapons and an even more intense gameplay experience compared to the 2016 version of Doom.
The visual representation of Doom Eternal is great and at the same time, the game is well-optimized. That’s why for this article we’ll compare two low-end dGPUs – NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (GDDR6/25W) and MX350 (25W). Let’s see how many FPS these two can show when it comes to Doom Eternal.
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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
Results are from the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Results are from the Unigine Superposition benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)
Doom Eternal | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, U.Nightmare (Check settings) |
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GeForce MX450 (GDDR6/25W) | 43 fps (+65%) | 35 fps (+59%) | 25 fps |
GeForce MX350 (25W) | 26 fps | 22 fps | – |
Verdict
On average, the NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (GDDR6/25W) is 62% faster compared to the GeForce MX350 (25W). In short, the bigger GPU is way faster while the smaller rival can even reach the 30 FPS mark even on Low settings. While the GeForce MX450 (GDDR6/25W) scores 35 FPS on Medium settings.
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (GDDR6, 25W / 28.5W)
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce MX350 (25W)