GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs GTS 450 OEM

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot rated41
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data44.37
Power efficiencyno data13.83
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameGF106GA102
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date11 October 2010 (14 years ago)11 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$129 $799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores1448960
Core clock speed790 MHz1260 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1710 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)106 Watt350 Watt
Texture fill rate18.96478.8
Floating-point processing power0.455 TFLOPS30.64 TFLOPS
ROPs2496
TMUs24280
Tensor Coresno data280
Ray Tracing Coresno data70
L1 Cache192 KB8.8 MB
L2 Cache384 KB6 MB

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length210 mm285 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 12-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount1536 MB12 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1188 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s912.4 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA2.18.6
DLSS-+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 October 2010 11 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 12 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt 350 Watt

GTS 450 OEM has 230.2% lower power consumption.

RTX 3080 12 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTS 450 OEM and GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB. We've got no test results to judge.

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