Apple M1 GPU vs GeForce GTS 450

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	692	not rated
Place by popularity	88	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.31	no data
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	no data
GPU code name	GF106	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	13 September 2010 (13 years ago)	10 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$129	no data
Current price	$127 (1x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Detailed specifications

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	192	8
CUDA cores	192	no data
Core clock speed	783 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,170 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	106 Watt	no data
Maximum GPU temperature	100 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	25.1 billion/sec	no data
Floating-point performance	601.3 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTS 450 and Apple M1 GPU compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Bus support	PCI-E 2.0 x 16	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	no data
Length	8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin	no data
SLI options	+	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	no data
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1804 (3608 data rate) MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	57.7 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	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	Mini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI	no data
HDMI	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	no data
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.2	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	no data
CUDA	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	13 September 2010	10 November 2020
Chip lithography	40 nm	5 nm

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