GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 vs Radeon HD 8570D
Aggregated performance score
GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 outperforms Radeon HD 8570D by 284% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 1032 | 626 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 0.06 | no data |
| Architecture | Terascale 3 (2010−2013) | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Richland | GF116 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 26 September 2012 (11 years old) | 15 March 2011 (13 years old) |
| Current price | $79 | no data |
Value for money
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 256 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 844 MHz | 783 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 868 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,303 million | 1,170 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 106 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 13.89 | 25.06 |
| Floating-point performance | no data | 601.3 gflops |
Size and 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 | IGP | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 210 mm |
| Width | IGP | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin |
Memory
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 | System Shared | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 3608 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 57.73 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
Video outputs and ports
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 | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| HDMI | no data | + |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | no data | 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 | 13
−246%
| 45−50
+246%
|
Performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−233%
|
10−11
+233%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
−233%
|
30−33
+233%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−233%
|
10−11
+233%
|
| Hitman 3 | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−233%
|
10−11
+233%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
−243%
|
24−27
+243%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
−233%
|
30−33
+233%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−233%
|
10−11
+233%
|
| Hitman 3 | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−233%
|
10−11
+233%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
−243%
|
24−27
+243%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−250%
|
14−16
+250%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−233%
|
10−11
+233%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−250%
|
14−16
+250%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−233%
|
10−11
+233%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
−250%
|
14−16
+250%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−275%
|
30−33
+275%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 5−6
−260%
|
18−20
+260%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−250%
|
7−8
+250%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−250%
|
7−8
+250%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Hitman 3 | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
−243%
|
24−27
+243%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−233%
|
10−11
+233%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
−260%
|
18−20
+260%
|
This is how HD 8570D and GTS 450 Rev. 2 compete in popular games:
1080p resolution:
- GTS 450 Rev. 2 is 246% faster than HD 8570D
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 1.14 | 4.38 |
| Recency | 26 September 2012 | 15 March 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 106 Watt |
The GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8570D 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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