Quadro RTX 6000 vs GeForce GTS 450

Place in the ranking	732	67
Place by popularity	100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.65	5.55
Power efficiency	2.23	12.91
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	GF106	TU102
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	13 September 2010 (14 years ago)	13 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$129	$6,299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 6000 has 754% better value for money than GTS 450.

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	4608
Core clock speed	783 MHz	1440 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1770 MHz
Number of transistors	1,170 million	18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	106 Watt	260 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	100 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	25.06	509.8
Floating-point processing power	0.6013 TFLOPS	16.31 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	96
TMUs	32	288
Tensor Cores	no data	576
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	72

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	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	210 mm	267 mm
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
SLI options	+	-

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	24 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1804 (3608 data rate) MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	57.7 GB/s	672.0 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	4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	+	7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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

RTX 6000 48.65
+1323%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTS 450 1315

RTX 6000 18707
+1323%

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.

GTS 450 4924

RTX 6000 148631
+2919%

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	30 −1233%	400−450 +1233%
Full HD	37 −1251%	500−550 +1251%
1200p	27 −1196%	350−400 +1196%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

3.49

+261%

12.60
−261%

GTS 450 has 261% lower cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −1264%	150−160 +1264%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1257%	95−100 +1257%
Elden Ring	7−8 −1257%	95−100 +1257%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −1233%	120−130 +1233%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −1264%	150−160 +1264%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1257%	95−100 +1257%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −1300%	210−220 +1300%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −1257%	95−100 +1257%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −1317%	170−180 +1317%
Valorant	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −1233%	120−130 +1233%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −1264%	150−160 +1264%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1257%	95−100 +1257%
Dota 2	10−11 −1300%	140−150 +1300%
Elden Ring	7−8 −1257%	95−100 +1257%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −1289%	250−260 +1289%
Fortnite	18−20 −1321%	270−280 +1321%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −1300%	210−220 +1300%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−11 −1300%	140−150 +1300%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −1257%	95−100 +1257%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −1190%	400−450 +1190%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −1317%	170−180 +1317%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −1317%	170−180 +1317%
Valorant	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
World of Tanks	86 −1295%	1200−1250 +1295%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −1233%	120−130 +1233%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −1264%	150−160 +1264%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1257%	95−100 +1257%
Dota 2	10−11 −1300%	140−150 +1300%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −1289%	250−260 +1289%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −1300%	210−220 +1300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −1190%	400−450 +1190%
Valorant	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Elden Ring	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
Grand Theft Auto V	2−3 −1250%	27−30 +1250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 −1150%	300−310 +1150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −1250%	27−30 +1250%
World of Tanks	24−27 −1150%	300−310 +1150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −1275%	55−60 +1275%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1233%	120−130 +1233%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −1275%	110−120 +1275%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −1250%	27−30 +1250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −1275%	55−60 +1275%
Valorant	10−12 −1264%	150−160 +1264%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −1275%	220−230 +1275%
Elden Ring	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −1275%	220−230 +1275%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−11 −1300%	140−150 +1300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −1250%	27−30 +1250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −1275%	220−230 +1275%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Dota 2	16−18 −1275%	220−230 +1275%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
Fortnite	2−3 −1250%	27−30 +1250%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Valorant	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%

This is how GTS 450 and RTX 6000 compete in popular games:

RTX 6000 is 1233% faster in 900p
RTX 6000 is 1251% faster in 1080p
RTX 6000 is 1196% faster in 1200p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.42	48.65
Recency	13 September 2010	13 August 2018
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	106 Watt	260 Watt

GTS 450 has 145.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 6000, on the other hand, has a 1322.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX 6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 450 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTS 450 is a desktop card while Quadro RTX 6000 is a workstation one.

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