GeForce RTX 4090 vs GTS 450 Rev. 2

GTS 450 GTS 450 OEM GTS 450 Rev. 2 GTS 450 Rev. 3
VS
RTX 4050 RTX 4060 RTX 4060 Ti RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB RTX 4070 RTX 4070 GDDR6 RTX 4070 SUPER RTX 4070 Ti RTX 4070 Ti SUPER RTX 4080 RTX 4080 SUPER RTX 4090 RTX 4090 D RTX 4090 Ti

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 and GeForce RTX 4090, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTS 450 Rev. 2
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 106 Watt
4.43

RTX 4090 outperforms GTS 450 Rev. 2 by a whopping 2157% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GTS 450 Rev. 2 GTS 450 Rev. 2
RTX 4090 RTX 4090

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6661
Place by popularitynot in top-1006
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data18.83
Power efficiency2.8715.23
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGF116AD102
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 March 2011 (13 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores19216384
Core clock speed783 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2520 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)106 Watt450 Watt
Texture fill rate25.061,290
Floating-point processing power0.6013 TFLOPS82.58 TFLOPS
ROPs16176
TMUs32512
Tensor Coresno data512
Ray Tracing Coresno data128

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 4.0 x16
Length210 mm304 mm
Width2-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 16-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount1 GB24 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed902 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.73 GB/s1.01 TB/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 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA2.18.9

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 HD10−12
−2490%
259
+2490%
1440p8−9
−2400%
200
+2400%
4K6−7
−2283%
143
+2283%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data6.17
1440pno data8.00
4Kno data11.18

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 225
+0%
225
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 235
+0%
235
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 287
+0%
287
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 222
+0%
222
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 248
+0%
248
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 214
+0%
214
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 548
+0%
548
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 179
+0%
179
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 220
+0%
220
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 210
+0%
210
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 394
+0%
394
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 541
+0%
541
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 305
+0%
305
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 153
+0%
153
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 155
+0%
155
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 183
+0%
183
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 154
+0%
154
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Hitman 3 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 388
+0%
388
+0%
Metro Exodus 152
+0%
152
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 504
+0%
504
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 268
+0%
268
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Hitman 3 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 105
+0%
105
+0%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 281
+0%
281
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 120
+0%
120
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120
+0%
120
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80
+0%
80
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 282
+0%
282
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 117
+0%
117
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

This is how GTS 450 Rev. 2 and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is 2490% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 is 2400% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 is 2283% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 4.43 100.00
Recency 15 March 2011 20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt 450 Watt

GTS 450 Rev. 2 has 324.5% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090, on the other hand, has a 2157.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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