GeForce GT 620 vs GTS 450

Place in performance ranking	689	1071
Place by popularity	94	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	0.31	0.01
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GF106	GF108
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	13 September 2010 (13 years ago)	15 May 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$129	$39.99
Current price	$127 (1x MSRP)	$125 (3.1x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTS 450 has 3000% better value for money than GT 620.

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	96
CUDA cores	192	96
Core clock speed	783 MHz	700 MHz
Number of transistors	1,170 million	585 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	106 Watt	49 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	100 °C	98 °C
Texture fill rate	25.1 billion/sec	11.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	601.3 gflops	268.8 gflops

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).

Bus support	PCI-E 2.0 x 16	PCI Express 2.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)	5.7" (14.5 cm)
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	2.7" (6.9 cm)
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin	None
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	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1804 (3608 data rate) MHz	1.8 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	57.7 GB/s	14.4 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 Connectors	Mini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGA
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	no data	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	Internal

Supported GPU Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray

no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.2	4.2
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTS 450 3.42
+253%

GT 620 0.97

GTS 450 outperforms GT 620 by 253% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTS 450 1322
+251%

GT 620 377

GTS 450 outperforms GT 620 by 251% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GTS 450 4923
+218%

GT 620 1550

GTS 450 outperforms GT 620 by 218% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GTS 450 15
+275%

GT 620 4

GTS 450 outperforms GT 620 by 275% in Octane Render OctaneBench.

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:

900p	28 +300%	7−8 −300%
Full HD	38 +280%	10−12 −280%
1200p	27 +286%	7−8 −286%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7
+500%

1−2

−500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Hitman 3	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Hitman 3	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4	0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Hitman 3	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	2−3	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4	0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4	0−1
Hitman 3	3−4	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%