GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs GTS 450 OEM
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 41 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 43.81 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 13.88 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GF106 | GA102 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 11 October 2010 (15 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.
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 cores | 144 | 8960 |
| Core clock speed | 790 MHz | 1260 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1710 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 28,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 106 Watt | 350 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 18.96 | 478.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.455 TFLOPS | 30.64 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 96 |
| TMUs | 24 | 280 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 280 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 70 |
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | 8.8 MB |
| L2 Cache | 384 KB | 6 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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 210 mm | 285 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR6X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1536 MB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1188 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 96 GB/s | 912.4 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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | 1x 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.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | 8.6 |
| 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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