Radeon RX 6700 XT vs GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2

GTS 450 GTS 450 OEM GTS 450 Rev. 2 GTS 450 Rev. 3
VS
Radeon RX 6700 Radeon RX 6700 XT Radeon RX 6750 GRE 10 GB Radeon RX 6750 XT

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 and Radeon RX 6700 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTS 450 Rev. 2
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 106 Watt
4.43

RX 6700 XT outperforms GTS 450 Rev. 2 by a whopping 1064% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GTS 450 Rev. 2 GTS 450 Rev. 2
RX 6700 XT RX 6700 XT

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking66650
Place by popularitynot in top-10078
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data57.42
Power efficiency2.8715.37
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGF116Navi 22
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 March 2011 (13 years ago)3 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$479

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1922560
Core clock speed783 MHz2321 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2581 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million17,200 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)106 Watt230 Watt
Texture fill rate25.06413.0
Floating-point processing power0.6013 TFLOPS13.21 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs32160
Ray Tracing Coresno data40

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 4.0 x16
Length210 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB12 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed902 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.73 GB/s384.0 GB/s

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-HDMI1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.12.1
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA2.1-

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 HD12−14
−1217%
158
+1217%
1440p7−8
−1129%
86
+1129%
4K4−5
−1175%
51
+1175%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.03
1440pno data5.57
4Kno data9.39

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 119
+0%
119
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 169
+0%
169
+0%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 99
+0%
99
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Hitman 3 138
+0%
138
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 144
+0%
144
+0%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90
+0%
90
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Hitman 3 136
+0%
136
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 281
+0%
281
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 125
+0%
125
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85
+0%
85
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Hitman 3 135
+0%
135
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 193
+0%
193
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 240
+0%
240
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 127
+0%
127
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 84
+0%
84
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 109
+0%
109
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 56
+0%
56
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Hitman 3 83
+0%
83
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 145
+0%
145
+0%
Metro Exodus 123
+0%
123
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 173
+0%
173
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Hitman 3 48
+0%
48
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74
+0%
74
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 48
+0%
48
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
+0%
25
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 93
+0%
93
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35
+0%
35
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

This is how GTS 450 Rev. 2 and RX 6700 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 6700 XT is 1217% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6700 XT is 1129% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6700 XT is 1175% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 4.43 51.55
Recency 15 March 2011 3 March 2021
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt 230 Watt

GTS 450 Rev. 2 has 117% lower power consumption.

RX 6700 XT, on the other hand, has a 1063.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6700 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 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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Community ratings

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