Edge 3D 2200XL vs GeForce GTS 450 OEM

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	no data
GPU code name	GF106	NV1
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	11 October 2010 (13 years ago)	30 September 1995 (28 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$129	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	144	no data
Core clock speed	790 MHz	60 MHz
Number of transistors	1,170 million	1 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	500 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	106 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	18.96	0.06
Floating-point performance	455.0 gflops	no data

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 2.0 x16	PCI
Length	210 mm	191 mm
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None

Memory type	GDDR5	DRAM
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	2 MB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	60 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	480 MB/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	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	1x VGA
HDMI	+	no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	1.0
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	N/A
OpenCL	1.1	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	no data
CUDA	2.1	no data

Pros & Cons Summary

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Recency	11 October 2010	30 September 1995
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	2 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	500 nm

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