Radeon RX 7600 XT vs GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 and Radeon RX 7600 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
7600 XT outperforms GTS 450 Rev. 2 by a whopping 940% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 739 | 106 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 84 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 75.23 |
| Power efficiency | 2.88 | 16.69 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026) |
| GPU code name | GF116 | Navi 33 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 March 2011 (14 years ago) | 8 January 2024 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $329 |
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 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 783 MHz | 1980 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2755 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 13,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 106 Watt | 190 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 25.06 | 352.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6013 TFLOPS | 22.57 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 64 |
| TMUs | 32 | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 32 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L1 Cache | 256 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 32 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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 210 mm | 204 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 902 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 57.73 GB/s | 288.0 GB/s |
| 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 | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 |
| 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 | 2.2 |
| 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 | 3.97 | 41.30 |
| Recency | 15 March 2011 | 8 January 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 106 Watt | 190 Watt |
GTS 450 Rev. 2 has 79.2% lower power consumption.
RX 7600 XT, on the other hand, has a 940.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 7600 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 in performance tests.
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