NVIDIA MX450 gears up to compete with Vega and Intel Xe

The new NVIDIA MX450 will be the successor to the MX300 series, which brought graphics to an entire generation. Inside, the details.

No one should underestimate this MX450, because it comes with the Turing architecture under its arm, which is something we love. NVIDIA’s “MX” series is a product line focused on low-end notebooks or where the goal is low power consumption without sacrificing decent graphics. In this case, NVIDIA is preparing its “weapon” to compete with the Vega and Intel Xe.

NVIDIA MX450: no fear of Vega or Intel Xe

The truth is that we know about this GPU thanks to the @_rogame Twitter, whose many leaks you already know. This time it was shown together with an i7-10510U with 2 GB of GDDR6 memory and a base frequency of 540 MHz. Its TDP would be less than 25W, similar to the MX350, but with superior performance.

Following the information provided by the NotebookCheck team, NVIDIA would have designed this GPU with the aim of beating the Intel Xe DG1. The fact should not be ignored that the entry-level notebook market is a huge one and customers have been asking for higher performance graphics.

But be careful, because Intel Xe promises a lot, so it could deliver better performance than the current NVIDIA MX. Theoretically, the MX400 series would be characterized by 2 TU117-based GPUs and built under the 12nm node that will be equipped with the PCIe 4.0 interface.

The most powerful MX will have 64-bit GDDR6 memory, but the second may offer a “mix” of configurations. Wccftech says that it will offer 80-90% of the performance of a GTX 1650.

Technically, they will go into mass production between May and June 2020. This means that they are expected to reach the market in the second half of 2020.