GeForce GTS 450 vs 9800M GTX
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 9800M GTX with GeForce GTS 450, including specs and performance data.
GTS 450 outperforms 9800M GTX by a whopping 190% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 1030 | 692 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 87 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.12 | 0.32 |
| Architecture | G9x (2007−2010) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | NB9E-GTX | GF106 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 July 2008 (15 years ago) | 13 September 2010 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $328.50 | $129 |
| Current price | $103 (0.3x MSRP) | $127 (1x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
GTS 450 has 167% better value for money than 9800M GTX.
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 | 112 | 192 |
| CUDA cores | no data | 192 |
| CUDA cores per GPU | 112 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 783 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 1,170 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 106 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Texture fill rate | 28.00 | 25.1 billion/sec |
| Floating-point performance | 280 gflops | 601.3 gflops |
| Gigaflops | 420 | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce 9800M GTX and GeForce GTS 450 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Bus support | no data | PCI-E 2.0 x 16 |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | 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 | None | 6-pin |
| SLI options | + | + |
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 | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1804 (3608 data rate) MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 57.7 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 outputs | 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 | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.2 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/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.
GTS 450 outperforms 9800M GTX by 190% based on our aggregate 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%
GTS 450 outperforms 9800M GTX by 191% in Passmark.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
GTS 450 outperforms 9800M GTX by 102% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.
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 | 9−10
−211%
| 28
+211%
|
| Full HD | 12−14
−233%
| 40
+233%
|
| 1200p | 9−10
−200%
| 27
+200%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | no data |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3 | no data |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | no data |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 3−4 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3 | no data |
| Hitman 3 | 3−4 | no data |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14 | no data |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3 | no data |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9 | no data |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 10−12 | no data |
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3 | no data |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | no data |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 3−4 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3 | no data |
| Hitman 3 | 3−4 | no data |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14 | no data |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3 | no data |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9 | no data |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5 | no data |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 10−12 | no data |
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3 | no data |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3 | no data |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14 | no data |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9 | no data |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5 | no data |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 10−12 | no data |
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3 | no data |
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | no data |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2 | no data |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2 | no data |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | no data |
| Hitman 3 | 7−8 | no data |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 4−5 | no data |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | no data |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5 | no data |
4K
High Preset
| Far Cry New Dawn | 0−1 | no data |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 1−2 | no data |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2 | no data |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | no data |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 0−1 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | no data |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 1−2 | no data |
| Metro Exodus | 4−5 | no data |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3 | no data |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 7−8
−157%
|
18−20
+157%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 7−8
−157%
|
18−20
+157%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
This is how 9800M GTX and GTS 450 compete in popular games:
- GTS 450 is 211% faster in 900p
- GTS 450 is 233% faster in 1080p
- GTS 450 is 200% faster in 1200p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.18 | 3.42 |
| Recency | 15 July 2008 | 13 September 2010 |
| Cost | $328.5 | $129 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 106 Watt |
The GeForce GTS 450 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GTX in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce 9800M GTX is a notebook card while GeForce GTS 450 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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