GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 vs GT 540M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 540M with GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2, including specs and performance data.

GT 540M
2011
2 GB DDR3, 35 Watt
1.07

GTS 450 Rev. 2 outperforms 540M by a whopping 252% 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 ranking1113737
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.472.88
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGF108GF116
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date5 January 2011 (14 years ago)15 March 2011 (14 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores96192
Core clock speed672 MHz783 MHz
Number of transistors585 million1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt106 Watt
Texture fill rate10.7525.06
Floating-point processing power0.258 TFLOPS0.6013 TFLOPS
ROPs416
TMUs1632
L1 Cache128 KB256 KB
L2 Cache256 KB256 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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data210 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz902 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s57.73 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray+-
3D Gaming+-
Optimus+-

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 API12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/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.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p16
−244%
55−60
+244%
Full HD20
−250%
70−75
+250%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Fortnite 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−243%
24−27
+243%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−233%
30−33
+233%
Valorant 30−35
−244%
110−120
+244%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 27−30
−252%
95−100
+252%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Dota 2 16−18
−244%
55−60
+244%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Fortnite 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−243%
24−27
+243%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−233%
30−33
+233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%
Valorant 30−35
−244%
110−120
+244%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Dota 2 16−18
−244%
55−60
+244%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−243%
24−27
+243%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−233%
30−33
+233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%
Valorant 30−35
−244%
110−120
+244%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 7−8
−243%
24−27
+243%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−218%
35−40
+218%
Valorant 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Hogwarts Legacy 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−221%
45−50
+221%
Valorant 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%

4K
Ultra

Dota 2 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%

This is how GT 540M and GTS 450 Rev. 2 compete in popular games:

  • GTS 450 Rev. 2 is 244% faster in 900p
  • GTS 450 Rev. 2 is 250% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.07 3.77
Recency 5 January 2011 15 March 2011
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 106 Watt

GT 540M has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 202.9% lower power consumption.

GTS 450 Rev. 2, on the other hand, has a 252.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 months.

The GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 540M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 540M is a notebook graphics card while GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 is a desktop one.

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