Your Graphics Research
Your Graphics Research
| Recommended System Requirements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Game | Intel Q43 Express Chipset | Quadro NVS 450 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5180% | 5785% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 4729% | 5283% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 4573% | 5108% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 7330% | 8181% |
| FIFA 21 | 2564% | 2869% |
| Genshin Impact | 5180% | 5785% |
| Far Cry 6 | 7540% | 8416% |
| Hitman 3 | 6769% | 7556% |
| Watch Dogs Legion | 4993% | 5577% |
| World of Warcraft: Shadowlands | 7470% | 8338% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Intel Q43 Express Chipset are very slightly better than the Nvidia Quadro NVS 450.
The Quadro NVS 450 was released over a year more recently than the Q43 Express Chipset, and so the Quadro NVS 450 is likely to have better driver support, meaning it will be more optimized for running the latest games when compared to the Q43 Express Chipset.
Both GPUs exhibit very poor performance, so rather than upgrading from one to the other you should consider looking at more powerful GPUs. Neither of these will be able to run the latest games in any playable way.
The Quadro NVS 450 has 512 MB video memory, but the Q43 Express Chipset does not have an entry, so the two GPUs cannot be reliably compared in this area.
The Quadro NVS 450 has 16 Shader Processing Units but the Q43 Express Chipset does not have an entry, so the two GPUs cannot be reliably compared in this area.
The Quadro NVS 450 requires 35 Watts to run but there is no entry for the Q43 Express Chipset. We would recommend a PSU with at least 300 Watts for the Quadro NVS 450, but we do not have a recommended PSU wattage for the Q43 Express Chipset.
| Core Speed | 533 MHz | vs |  | 550 MHz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boost Clock | - | vs | - | ||
| Architecture | Eaglelake | G98 | |||
| OC Potential | - | vs | - | ||
| Driver Support | - | vs | - | ||
| Release Date | 01 Aug 2008 | vs |  | 01 Apr 2011 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
| Approved | | | |||
| Comparison | |||||
| Memory | N/A | vs | | 512 MB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memory Speed | - | vs | | 700 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | - | vs | | 64 Bit | |
| Memory Type | DDR3 | vs | | GDDR3 | |
| Memory Bandwidth | - | vs | | 11.2GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | - | vs | - | ||
| Delta Color Compression | no | vs | no | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
vs | |
0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | - | vs | | 16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual Shader Performance | - | vs | | 0% | |
| Technology | - | vs | - | ||
| Texture Mapping Units | - | vs | - | ||
| Texture Rate | - | vs | - | ||
| Render Output Units | - | vs | - | ||
| Pixel Rate | - | vs | - | ||
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | - | vs | | 2560x1600 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | | 4 | |
| DVI Connections | 0 | vs | | 4 | |
| HDMI Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DisplayPort Connections | - | vs | - | ||
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | - | 35 Watts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recommended PSU | - | 300 Watts | |||
| DirectX | 10 | | vs | | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shader Model | 4.0 | | vs | | 4.0 |
| Open GL | 2.1 | vs | | 3.0 | |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | no | no | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | no | vs | no | ||
| Dedicated | no | vs | | yes | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Recommended Processor | - | - | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recommended RAM | - | - | |||
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | - | - | |||
| Performance Value |  | ||||
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| Mini Review | Intel Q43 Express Chipset comes embedded on the Intel Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo CPUS and features an Integrated GPU called Intel GMA X4500. Various Intel Chipsets come with the Intel GMA X4500 but this one (and the Q45) seem to deliver the best performance. However, due to its characteristics (e.g. Shared Memory) the performance is still very limited but might be enough to play today's games at low or medium settings excluding, however, very demanding games like Metro 2033 or The Witcher II, that are probably unplayable, even at the lowest settings. Note 1: Intel GMA X4500 does support DirectX 10 but even the most forgiving games might be unplayable due to the demand level. | The NVIDIA Quadro NVS 450 multi-display business graphics solution delivers reliable hardware and software for a stable business environment. Proven on leading business applications, Quadro NVS 450 is capable of driving up to four ultra high resolution displays and is designed to meet the needs of today's most demanding business user. | |||
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| Recommended CPU | - | - | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Possible GPU Upgrades | N/A | N/A | |||
| GPU Variants | - | - | |||