RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile vs GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 with RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile, including specs and performance data.
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms GTS 450 Rev. 2 by a whopping 1081% 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 ranking | 739 | 81 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.88 | 36.01 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | GF116 | AD104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 15 March 2011 (14 years ago) | 21 March 2023 (2 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 | 5120 |
| Core clock speed | 783 MHz | 1110 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1545 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 35,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 106 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 25.06 | 247.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6013 TFLOPS | 15.82 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 64 |
| TMUs | 32 | 160 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 160 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 40 |
| L1 Cache | 256 KB | 5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 48 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 size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 902 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 57.73 GB/s | 432.0 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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | 8.9 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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 | 3.97 | 46.88 |
| Recency | 15 March 2011 | 21 March 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 106 Watt | 100 Watt |
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile has a 1080.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 6% lower power consumption.
The RTX 3500 Ada Generation 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 RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
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