Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB vs GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 and Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTS 450 Rev. 2
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 106 Watt
3.99

9060 XT 16 GB outperforms GTS 450 Rev. 2 by a whopping 1103% 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 ranking74578
Place by popularitynot in top-10045
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data82.22
Power efficiency2.9023.10
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)RDNA 4.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGF116Navi 44
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 March 2011 (15 years ago)4 June 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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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 cores1922048
Core clock speed783 MHz1700 MHz
Boost clock speedno data3130 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million29,700 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)106 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate25.06400.6
Floating-point processing power0.6013 TFLOPS25.64 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs32128
Ray Tracing Coresno data32
L0 Cacheno data512 KB
L1 Cache256 KBno data
L2 Cache256 KB4 MB
L3 Cacheno data32 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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Length210 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 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 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed902 MHz2518 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.73 GB/s322.3 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI1x HDMI 2.1b, 2x DisplayPort 2.1a
HDMI++

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.12.2
VulkanN/A1.3
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
−1225%
159
+1225%
1440p5−6
−1320%
71
+1320%
4K3−4
−1367%
44
+1367%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.19
1440pno data4.92
4Kno data7.93

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 3.99 48.00
Recency 15 March 2011 4 June 2025
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt 160 Watt

GTS 450 Rev. 2 has 51% lower power consumption.

RX 9060 XT 16 GB, on the other hand, has a 1103% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 900% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 in performance tests.

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