Radeon 760M vs GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 and Radeon 760M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
760M outperforms GTS 450 Rev. 2 by a whopping 216% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 756 | 448 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 90 |
| Power efficiency | 2.95 | 65.73 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026) |
| GPU code name | GF116 | Phoenix |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 March 2011 (15 years ago) | 31 January 2024 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 192 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 783 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2599 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 25,390 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 106 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 25.06 | 83.17 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6013 TFLOPS | 5.323 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| TMUs | 32 | 32 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 8 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L1 Cache | 256 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 2 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 210 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 902 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 57.73 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Motherboard Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | - |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 9−10
−69%
| 29 |
| 1440p | 5−6
−72.2%
| 18 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 105 | 105 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30 | 30 |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 24 | 24 |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60 | 55−60 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 77 | 77 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24 | 24 |
| Far Cry 5 | 38 | 38 |
| Fortnite | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60 | 55−60 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| Valorant | 100−110 | 100−110 |
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60 | 55−60 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 33 | 33 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 180−190 | 180−190 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18 | 18 |
| Dota 2 | 85−90 | 85−90 |
| Far Cry 5 | 35 | 35 |
| Far Cry 6 | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| Fortnite | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60 | 55−60 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 36 | 36 |
| Metro Exodus | 27−30 | 27−30 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 38 | 38 |
| Valorant | 100−110 | 100−110 |
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60 | 55−60 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30 | 27−30 |
| Dota 2 | 85−90 | 85−90 |
| Far Cry 5 | 33 | 33 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60 | 55−60 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 23 | 23 |
| Valorant | 100−110 | 100−110 |
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 70−75 | 70−75 |
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16 | 16 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 95−100 | 95−100 |
| Far Cry 6 | 18−20 | 18−20 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 18−20 | 18−20 |
| Metro Exodus | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 100−110 | 100−110 |
| Valorant | 120−130 | 120−130 |
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12 | 10−12 |
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30 | 27−30 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35 | 30−35 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20 | 18−20 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 27−30 | 27−30 |
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10 | 9−10 |
| Far Cry 6 | 6−7 | 6−7 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 24−27 | 24−27 |
| Metro Exodus | 9−10 | 9−10 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18 | 16−18 |
| Valorant | 60−65 | 60−65 |
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20 | 18−20 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10 | 9−10 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5 | 4−5 |
| Dota 2 | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24 | 21−24 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14 | 12−14 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 12−14 | 12−14 |
This is how GTS 450 Rev. 2 and Radeon 760M compete in popular games:
- Radeon 760M is 222% faster in 1080p
- Radeon 760M is 260% faster in 1440p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 61 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.01 | 12.66 |
| Recency | 15 March 2011 | 31 January 2024 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 106 Watt | 15 Watt |
Radeon 760M has a 216% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 90% more advanced lithography process, and 86% lower power consumption.
The Radeon 760M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 in performance tests.
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