HD Graphics vs GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2

GTS 240 OEM GTS 250 GTS 450 GTS 450 OEM GTS 450 Rev. 2 GTS 450 Rev. 3
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HD Graphics HD Graphics 520 HD Graphics 530 HD Graphics 620 HD Graphics 630 HD Graphics 2000 HD Graphics 2500 HD Graphics 3000 HD Graphics 4000 HD Graphics 4400 HD Graphics 4600 HD Graphics 5500

Aggregate performance score

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

GTS 450 Rev. 2
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 106 Watt
4.41
+473%

GTS 450 Rev. 2 outperforms HD Graphics by a whopping 473% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GTS 450 Rev. 2 GTS 450 Rev. 2
HD Graphics HD Graphics

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6611146
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.881.52
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Generation 7.0 (2012−2013)
GPU code nameGF116Ivy Bridge GT1
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 March 2011 (13 years ago)1 April 2012 (12 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 cores19248
Core clock speed783 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1050 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million392 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)106 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate25.066.300
Floating-point processing power0.6013 TFLOPS0.1008 TFLOPS
ROPs161
TMUs326

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 1.0 x16
Length210 mmno data
Width2-slotIGP
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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount1 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed902 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth57.73 GB/sno data

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-HDMINo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.64.0
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.1.80
CUDA2.1-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 4.41 0.77
Recency 15 March 2011 1 April 2012
Chip lithography 40 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt 35 Watt

GTS 450 Rev. 2 has a 472.7% higher aggregate performance score.

HD Graphics, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 81.8% more advanced lithography process, and 202.9% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 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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