Iris Xe MAX Graphics vs GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2

Place in the ranking	675	633
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.87	14.10
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	Generation 12.1 (2020−2021)
GPU code name	GF116	DG1
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	15 March 2011 (13 years ago)	31 October 2020 (4 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	768
Core clock speed	783 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1650 MHz
Number of transistors	1,170 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	106 Watt	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	25.06	79.20
Floating-point processing power	0.6013 TFLOPS	2.534 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	24
TMUs	32	48

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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
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	LPDDR4X
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	902 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory bandwidth	57.73 GB/s	68.26 GB/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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	No outputs
HDMI	+	-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	2.1	-

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 HD	21−24 −23.8%	26 +23.8%
1440p	14−16 −21.4%	17 +21.4%
4K	12−14 −33.3%	16 +33.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7 +0%	7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	39 +0%	39 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Metro Exodus	23 +0%	23 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	33 +0%	33 +0%
Valorant	29 +0%	29 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6 +0%	6 +0%
Dota 2	27 +0%	27 +0%
Far Cry 5	29 +0%	29 +0%
Fortnite	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	33 +0%	33 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	20 +0%	20 +0%
Metro Exodus	18 +0%	18 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9 +0%	9 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Valorant	15 +0%	15 +0%
World of Tanks	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Dota 2	38 +0%	38 +0%
Far Cry 5	42 +0%	42 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	29 +0%	29 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Valorant	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
World of Tanks	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	20 +0%	20 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Valorant	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	20 +0%	20 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Fortnite	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	11 +0%	11 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Valorant	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

This is how GTS 450 Rev. 2 and Iris Xe MAX Graphics compete in popular games:

Iris Xe MAX Graphics is 24% faster in 1080p
Iris Xe MAX Graphics is 21% faster in 1440p
Iris Xe MAX Graphics is 33% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 60 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.25	4.92
Recency	15 March 2011	31 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	106 Watt	25 Watt

Iris Xe MAX Graphics has a 15.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 324% lower power consumption.

The Iris Xe MAX Graphics 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 card while Iris Xe MAX Graphics is a notebook one.

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