GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh vs GTS 450 Rev. 2
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 744 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.89 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GF116 | GA107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 March 2011 (14 years ago) | 6 July 2022 (3 years ago) |
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 | 192 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 783 MHz | 622 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 990 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 106 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 25.06 | 63.36 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6013 TFLOPS | 4.055 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 32 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
| L1 Cache | 256 KB | 2 MB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 2 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 x8 |
| Length | 210 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 902 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 57.73 GB/s | 144.0 GB/s |
| 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 | No outputs |
| 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 | 6.6 |
| 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 | 15 March 2011 | 6 July 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 106 Watt | 75 Watt |
RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh has an age advantage of 11 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 400% more advanced lithography process, and 41.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 and GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh is a notebook one.
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