7900 GTX vs GTS 450 Rev. 2

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Combined performance score

GTS 450 Rev. 2
4.38
+338%

GTS 450 Rev. 2 outperforms 7900 GTX by 338% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking6251064
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data0.01
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameGF116G71
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 March 2011 (13 years old)9 March 2006 (18 years old)
Current priceno data$228
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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 cores192no data
Core clock speed783 MHz650 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million278 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)106 Watt84 Watt
Texture fill rate25.0615.60
Floating-point performance601.3 gflopsno data

Size and 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 1.0 x16
Length210 mmno data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-pin

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB512 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed3608 MHz1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.73 GB/s51.2 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.13.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA2.1no data

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.38 1.00
Recency 15 March 2011 9 March 2006
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt 84 Watt

The GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7900 GTX in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2
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