GTS 450 vs 9800 GX2

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Combined performance score

9800 GX2
2.06

GTS 450 outperforms 9800 GX2 by 66% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking831688
Place by popularitynot in top-10097
Value for money0.090.31
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameG92GF106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date18 March 2008 (16 years old)13 September 2010 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$599 $129
Current price$140 (0.2x MSRP)$127 (1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTS 450 has 244% better value for money than 9800 GX2.

Technical specs

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 cores128192
CUDA cores256 (128 per GPU)192
Core clock speed600 MHz783 MHz
Number of transistors754 million1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)197 Watt106 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °C100 °C
Texture fill rate76.8 billion/sec25.1 billion/sec
Floating-point performance2x 384.0 gflops601.3 gflops

Size and 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 supportno dataPCI-E 2.0 x 16
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length10.5" (26.7 cm)8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
Height2-slot4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors6-pin & 8-pin6-pin
SLI options++

Memory

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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount512 MB1 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1804 (3608 data rate) MHz
Memory bandwidth128 (64 per GPU)57.7 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsHDMIDual Link DVIMini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x15362048x1536
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFInternal

API support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model4.05.1
OpenGL2.14.2
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

9800 GX2 2.06
GTS 450 3.41
+65.5%

GTS 450 outperforms 9800 GX2 by 66% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

9800 GX2 797
GTS 450 1322
+65.9%

GTS 450 outperforms 9800 GX2 by 66% in Passmark.

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:

900p16−18
−75%
28
+75%
Full HD21−24
−81%
38
+81%
1200p16−18
−68.8%
27
+68.8%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.06 3.41
Recency 18 March 2008 13 September 2010
Cost $599 $129
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 1 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 197 Watt 106 Watt

The GeForce GTS 450 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800 GX2 in performance tests.


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