GeForce RTX 2070 Super vs GTS 450 Rev. 2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 and GeForce RTX 2070 Super, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTS 450 Rev. 2
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 106 Watt
4.32

RTX 2070 Super outperforms GTS 450 Rev. 2 by a whopping 972% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking67773
Place by popularitynot in top-10097
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data40.80
Power efficiency2.8615.12
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGF116TU104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 March 2011 (13 years ago)9 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores1922560
Core clock speed783 MHz1605 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1770 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)106 Watt215 Watt
Texture fill rate25.06283.2
Floating-point processing power0.6013 TFLOPS9.062 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs32160
Tensor Coresno data320
Ray Tracing Coresno data40

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 3.0 x16
Length210 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed902 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.73 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI++
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA2.17.5
DLSS-+

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:

Full HD12−14
−1033%
136
+1033%
1440p7−8
−1043%
80
+1043%
4K4−5
−1225%
53
+1225%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.67
1440pno data6.24
4Kno data9.42

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 195
+0%
195
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 117
+0%
117
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 94
+0%
94
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 147
+0%
147
+0%
Battlefield 5 118
+0%
118
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 96
+0%
96
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 84
+0%
84
+0%
Far Cry 5 123
+0%
123
+0%
Fortnite 218
+0%
218
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 174
+0%
174
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 131
+0%
131
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 186
+0%
186
+0%
Valorant 279
+0%
279
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 86
+0%
86
+0%
Battlefield 5 103
+0%
103
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 84
+0%
84
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+0%
78
+0%
Dota 2 137
+0%
137
+0%
Far Cry 5 117
+0%
117
+0%
Fortnite 193
+0%
193
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 172
+0%
172
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 102
+0%
102
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 145
+0%
145
+0%
Metro Exodus 90
+0%
90
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 165
+0%
165
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 181
+0%
181
+0%
Valorant 270
+0%
270
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 95
+0%
95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 78
+0%
78
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 73
+0%
73
+0%
Dota 2 129
+0%
129
+0%
Far Cry 5 110
+0%
110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 153
+0%
153
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 100
+0%
100
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 154
+0%
154
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100
+0%
100
+0%
Valorant 194
+0%
194
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 168
+0%
168
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 95
+0%
95
+0%
Metro Exodus 57
+0%
57
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 263
+0%
263
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 83
+0%
83
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 47
+0%
47
+0%
Far Cry 5 98
+0%
98
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 125
+0%
125
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 68
+0%
68
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 117
+0%
117
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 93
+0%
93
+0%
Metro Exodus 37
+0%
37
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 68
+0%
68
+0%
Valorant 258
+0%
258
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 53
+0%
53
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12
+0%
12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
+0%
23
+0%
Dota 2 128
+0%
128
+0%
Far Cry 5 54
+0%
54
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 84
+0%
84
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 39
+0%
39
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 66
+0%
66
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 58
+0%
58
+0%

This is how GTS 450 Rev. 2 and RTX 2070 Super compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 Super is 1033% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2070 Super is 1043% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2070 Super is 1225% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.32 46.30
Recency 15 March 2011 9 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt 215 Watt

GTS 450 Rev. 2 has 102.8% lower power consumption.

RTX 2070 Super, on the other hand, has a 971.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 in performance tests.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2
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