GeForce RTX 5090 vs GTS 450 Rev. 2

GT 545 GTS 450 Rev. 2 GTS 450 Rev. 3 GTX 550 Ti
VS
RTX 5050 RTX 5060 RTX 5060 Ti RTX 5070 RTX 5070 Ti RTX 5080 RTX 5090 RTX 5090 D

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 and GeForce RTX 5090, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTS 450 Rev. 2
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 106 Watt
4.23

RTX 5090 outperforms GTS 450 Rev. 2 by a whopping 2264% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GTS 450 Rev. 2 GTS 450 Rev. 2
RTX 5090 RTX 5090

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6721
Place by popularitynot in top-10059
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data11.28
Power efficiency2.8812.54
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGF116GB202
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 March 2011 (13 years ago)30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,999

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 cores19221760
Core clock speed783 MHz2017 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2407 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)106 Watt575 Watt
Texture fill rate25.061,637
Floating-point processing power0.6013 TFLOPS104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs16176
TMUs32680
Tensor Coresno data680
Ray Tracing Coresno data170

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 5.0 x16
Length210 mm304 mm
Width2-slot2-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 typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount1 GB32 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed902 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.73 GB/s1.79 TB/s

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 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
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/A1.4
CUDA2.110.1

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
−2488%
207
+2488%
1440p7−8
−2529%
184
+2529%
4K5−6
−2720%
141
+2720%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data9.66
1440pno data10.86
4Kno data14.18

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Valorant 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Dota 2 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Far Cry 5 159
+0%
159
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 202
+0%
202
+0%
Far Cry 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Valorant 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 183
+0%
183
+0%
Dota 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
World of Tanks 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Valorant 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 174
+0%
174
+0%
Dota 2 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 167
+0%
167
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 55
+0%
55
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Valorant 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

This is how GTS 450 Rev. 2 and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 is 2488% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 is 2529% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 is 2720% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 45 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 4.23 100.00
Recency 15 March 2011 30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt 575 Watt

GTS 450 Rev. 2 has 442.5% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 2264.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 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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