GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile vs GTS 450 Rev. 2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 with GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

GTS 450 Rev. 2
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 106 Watt
3.98

RTX 5060 Mobile outperforms GTS 450 Rev. 2 by a whopping 929% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking743111
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.8869.94
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026)
GPU code nameGF116GB206
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date15 March 2011 (14 years ago)20 May 2025 (less than a year 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 cores1923328
Core clock speed783 MHz952 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1455 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million21,900 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)106 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate25.06151.3
Floating-point processing power0.6013 TFLOPS9.684 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs32104
Tensor Coresno data104
Ray Tracing Coresno data26
L1 Cache256 KB3.3 MB
L2 Cache256 KB32 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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Length210 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed902 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.73 GB/s384.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMIPortable Device Dependent
HDMI+-

API and SDK support

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/A1.4
CUDA2.112.0
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 HD8−9
−1050%
92
+1050%
1440p4−5
−1025%
45
+1025%
4K3−4
−1133%
37
+1133%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Far Cry 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Fortnite 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Valorant 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Far Cry 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Fortnite 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 150
+0%
150
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Metro Exodus 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Valorant 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Far Cry 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 107
+0%
107
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Valorant 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 90
+0%
90
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Valorant 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

This is how GTS 450 Rev. 2 and RTX 5060 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5060 Mobile is 1050% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5060 Mobile is 1025% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5060 Mobile is 1133% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 59 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 3.98 40.97
Recency 15 March 2011 20 May 2025
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt 45 Watt

RTX 5060 Mobile has a 929.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 135.6% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 5060 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 5060 Mobile is a notebook one.

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