Radeon RX 5700 vs GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 and Radeon RX 5700, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTS 450 Rev. 2
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 106 Watt
4.01

RX 5700 outperforms GTS 450 Rev. 2 by a whopping 747% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking755171
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data29.45
Power efficiency2.9514.69
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameGF116Navi 10
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 March 2011 (15 years ago)7 July 2019 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

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 cores1922304
Core clock speed783 MHz1465 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1725 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)106 Watt180 Watt
Texture fill rate25.06248.4
Floating-point processing power0.6013 TFLOPS7.949 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs32144
L1 Cache256 KBno data
L2 Cache256 KB4 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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length210 mm268 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed902 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.73 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Resizable BAR-+

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.4
CUDA2.1-

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 HD12−14
−89.5%
114
1440p8−9
−88.4%
69
4K5−6
−88.4%
43

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.06
1440pno data5.06
4Kno data8.12

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Atomic Heart 159 159
Counter-Strike 2 344 344
Cyberpunk 2077 84 84
Resident Evil 4 Remake 131 131

Full HD
Medium

Atomic Heart 121 121
Battlefield 5 115 115
Counter-Strike 2 307 307
Cyberpunk 2077 75 75
Far Cry 5 156 156
Fortnite 166 166
Forza Horizon 4 132 132
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 151 151
Valorant 294 294

Full HD
High

Atomic Heart 70 70
Battlefield 5 105 105
Counter-Strike 2 154 154
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280 270−280
Cyberpunk 2077 67 67
Dota 2 156 156
Far Cry 5 144 144
Fortnite 140 140
Forza Horizon 4 130 130
Grand Theft Auto V 137 137
Metro Exodus 87 87
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 144 144
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 147 147
Valorant 291 291

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 97 97
Cyberpunk 2077 58 58
Dota 2 146 146
Far Cry 5 135 135
Forza Horizon 4 118 118
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 139 139
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 91 91
Valorant 160 160

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 118 118

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 87 87
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 240−250 240−250
Grand Theft Auto V 72 72
Metro Exodus 51 51
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 170−180
Valorant 277 277

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 81 81
Cyberpunk 2077 36 36
Far Cry 5 93 93
Forza Horizon 4 103 103
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65 60−65

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 77 77

4K
High

Atomic Heart 27−30 27−30
Counter-Strike 2 25 25
Grand Theft Auto V 72 72
Metro Exodus 31 31
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 48 48
Valorant 231 231

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 54 54
Counter-Strike 2 35−40 35−40
Cyberpunk 2077 15 15
Dota 2 100 100
Far Cry 5 47 47
Forza Horizon 4 70 70
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 59 59

4K
Epic

Fortnite 39 39

This is how GTS 450 Rev. 2 and RX 5700 compete in popular games:

  • RX 5700 is 850% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5700 is 763% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5700 is 760% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 62 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 4.01 33.95
Recency 15 March 2011 7 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt 180 Watt

GTS 450 Rev. 2 has 41% lower power consumption.

RX 5700, on the other hand, has a 747% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 83% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5700 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 in performance tests.

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