GeForce GTS 450 vs Fiji

Place in performance ranking	182	692
Place by popularity	not in top-100	86
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.32
Architecture	GCN 3.0 (2014−2017)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Fiji	GF106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	no data	13 September 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$129
Current price	$22	$127 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	4096	192
CUDA cores	no data	192
Core clock speed	no data	783 MHz
Number of transistors	8,900 million	1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	106 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	100 °C
Texture fill rate	no data	25.1 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	no data	601.3 gflops

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	no data	PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Interface	no data	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
Height	no data	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	6-pin
SLI options	no data	+

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	no data	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	no data	1 GB
Memory bus width	no data	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	1804 (3608 data rate) MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	57.7 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	no data	Mini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI
HDMI	no data	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.5	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.2
OpenCL	2.1	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.170	N/A
CUDA	no data	+

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:

900p	230−240 +721%	28 −721%
Full HD	300−350 +650%	40 −650%
1200p	220−230 +715%	27 −715%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7

0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	7−8	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7	0−1
Far Cry 5	7−8	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
Hitman 3	7−8	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +900%	2−3 −900%
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +800%	2−3 −800%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	7−8	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7	0−1
Far Cry 5	7−8	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
Hitman 3	7−8	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +900%	2−3 −900%
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +800%	2−3 −800%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7	0−1
Far Cry 5	7−8	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +900%	2−3 −900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +800%	2−3 −800%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
+800%

1−2

−800%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	5−6	0−1
Hitman 3	8−9	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8

0−1

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4	0−1
Metro Exodus	5−6	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1