GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile vs GTS 450 Rev. 2
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 with GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile, including specs and performance data.
RTX 4070 Mobile outperforms GTS 450 Rev. 2 by a whopping 1074% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 744 | 84 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.89 | 31.24 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | GF116 | AD106 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 March 2011 (14 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (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 | 4608 |
| Core clock speed | 783 MHz | 1395 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1695 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 22,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 106 Watt | 115 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 25.06 | 244.1 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6013 TFLOPS | 15.62 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 48 |
| TMUs | 32 | 144 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 144 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 36 |
| L1 Cache | 256 KB | 4.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 32 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).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| 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 | no data |
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 | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 902 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 57.73 GB/s | 256.0 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 | Portable Device Dependent |
| 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 | 8.9 |
| 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 HD | 10−12
−1160%
| 126
+1160%
|
| 1440p | 6−7
−1100%
| 72
+1100%
|
| 4K | 3−4
−1367%
| 44
+1367%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 135
+0%
|
135
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 108
+0%
|
108
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 172
+0%
|
172
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 115
+0%
|
115
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 139
+0%
|
139
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 216
+0%
|
216
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 99
+0%
|
99
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 260−270
+0%
|
260−270
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 146
+0%
|
146
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 97
+0%
|
97
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 178
+0%
|
178
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 133
+0%
|
133
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 195
+0%
|
195
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 144
+0%
|
144
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 87
+0%
|
87
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 111
+0%
|
111
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 229
+0%
|
229
+0%
|
| Valorant | 260−270
+0%
|
260−270
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 87
+0%
|
87
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 167
+0%
|
167
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 123
+0%
|
123
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 76
+0%
|
76
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 116
+0%
|
116
+0%
|
| Valorant | 260−270
+0%
|
260−270
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 94
+0%
|
94
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 90
+0%
|
90
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 69
+0%
|
69
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 290−300
+0%
|
290−300
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 54
+0%
|
54
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 112
+0%
|
112
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 50
+0%
|
50
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 89
+0%
|
89
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 43
+0%
|
43
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 90
+0%
|
90
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 44
+0%
|
44
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 71
+0%
|
71
+0%
|
| Valorant | 280−290
+0%
|
280−290
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24
+0%
|
24
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 146
+0%
|
146
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 61
+0%
|
61
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 26
+0%
|
26
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
This is how GTS 450 Rev. 2 and RTX 4070 Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 4070 Mobile is 1160% faster in 1080p
- RTX 4070 Mobile is 1100% faster in 1440p
- RTX 4070 Mobile is 1367% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.98 | 46.73 |
| Recency | 15 March 2011 | 3 January 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 106 Watt | 115 Watt |
GTS 450 Rev. 2 has 8.5% lower power consumption.
RTX 4070 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 1074.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile is a notebook one.
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