UHD Graphics 750 vs GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2

Place in the ranking	669	662
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.88	20.70
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	Generation 12.1 (2020−2021)
GPU code name	GF116	Rocket Lake GT1
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	15 March 2011 (13 years ago)	30 March 2021 (3 years ago)

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	256
Core clock speed	783 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1300 MHz
Number of transistors	1,170 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm+++
Power consumption (TDP)	106 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	25.06	20.80
Floating-point processing power	0.6013 TFLOPS	0.6656 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	8
TMUs	32	16

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	Ring Bus
Length	210 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data

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	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	128 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	902 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	57.73 GB/s	no data

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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	No outputs
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
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.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Elden Ring	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Dota 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Elden Ring	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Fortnite	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
World of Tanks	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Valorant	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Elden Ring	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
World of Tanks	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Valorant	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Elden Ring	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Fortnite	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Valorant	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 52 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.43	4.51
Recency	15 March 2011	30 March 2021
Chip lithography	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	106 Watt	15 Watt

UHD Graphics 750 has a 1.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 606.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 and UHD Graphics 750.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.