Radeon 540 vs GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 and Radeon 540, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTS 450 Rev. 2 outperforms 540 by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 745 | 780 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.10 |
| Power efficiency | 2.90 | 5.37 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | GF116 | Lexa |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 March 2011 (15 years ago) | 20 April 2017 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $79 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 783 MHz | 1183 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1124 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 2,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 106 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 25.06 | 28.39 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6013 TFLOPS | 0.9085 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| TMUs | 32 | 24 |
| L1 Cache | 256 KB | 96 KB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 512 KB |
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 3.0 x8 |
| Length | 210 mm | 145 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 32 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 902 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 57.73 GB/s | 24 GB/s |
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 | 2x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| 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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.99 | 3.49 |
| Recency | 15 March 2011 | 20 April 2017 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 106 Watt | 50 Watt |
GTS 450 Rev. 2 has a 14% higher aggregate performance score.
Radeon 540, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 186% more advanced lithography process, and 112% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 540 in performance tests.
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