GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 vs Radeon R7 A265
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R7 A265 with GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2, including specs and performance data.
GTS 450 Rev. 2 outperforms R7 A265 by an impressive 72% 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 ranking | 908 | 749 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 2.95 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Opal | GF116 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 9 January 2014 (12 years ago) | 15 March 2011 (15 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 | 384 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | 783 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 825 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 950 million | 1,170 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 106 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 19.80 | 25.06 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6336 TFLOPS | 0.6013 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| TMUs | 24 | 32 |
| L1 Cache | 96 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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 210 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 902 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.8 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 | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 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 | 2.35 | 4.04 |
| Recency | 9 January 2014 | 15 March 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
R7 A265 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 43% more advanced lithography process.
GTS 450 Rev. 2, on the other hand, has a 72% higher aggregate performance score.
The GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 A265 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon R7 A265 is a notebook graphics card while GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 is a desktop one.
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