GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 vs Radeon R7 240
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R7 240 and GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTS 450 Rev. 2 outperforms R7 240 by an impressive 87% 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 | 928 | 749 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.16 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.57 | 2.95 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Oland | GF116 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Design | reference | no data |
| Release date | 8 October 2013 (12 years ago) | 15 March 2011 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $69 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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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 | 320 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 783 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 780 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 950 million | 1,170 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 106 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 14.00 | 25.06 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.448 TFLOPS | 0.6013 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| TMUs | 20 | 32 |
| L1 Cache | 80 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 256 KB |
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).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | 210 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | N/A | 1x 6-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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1150 MHz | 902 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 GB/s | 57.73 GB/s |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| HDMI | + | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| CrossFire | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| DDMA audio | + | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
| 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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.16 | 4.04 |
| Recency | 8 October 2013 | 15 March 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 106 Watt |
R7 240 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 43% more advanced lithography process, and 112% lower power consumption.
GTS 450 Rev. 2, on the other hand, has a 87% higher aggregate performance score.
The GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 240 in performance tests.
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