Radeon Pro 5600M vs GeForce GTS 450

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 450 with Radeon Pro 5600M, including specs and performance data.

GTS 450
2010
1 GB GDDR5, 106 Watt
3.43

Pro 5600M outperforms GTS 450 by a whopping 598% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking729229
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.57no data
Power efficiency2.3735.14
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameGF106Navi 12
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date13 September 2010 (14 years ago)15 June 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$129 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1922560
CUDA cores192no data
Core clock speed783 MHz1000 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1030 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)106 Watt50 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature100 °Cno data
Texture fill rate25.06164.8
Floating-point processing power0.6013 TFLOPS5.274 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs32160

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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0 x 16no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length210 mmno data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone
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 typeGDDR5HBM2
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit2048 Bit
Memory clock speed1804 (3608 data rate) MHz770 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.7 GB/s394.2 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsMini HDMITwo Dual Link DVINo outputs
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA+-

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 3.43
Pro 5600M 23.94
+598%

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 1322
Pro 5600M 9232
+598%

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:

900p28
−579%
190−200
+579%
Full HD40
−575%
270−280
+575%
1200p27
−567%
180−190
+567%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−550%
35−40
+550%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−420%
50−55
+420%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−1950%
40−45
+1950%
Battlefield 5 7−8
−1014%
75−80
+1014%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−513%
45−50
+513%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−550%
35−40
+550%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−686%
55−60
+686%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−600%
60−65
+600%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−642%
140−150
+642%
Hitman 3 8−9
−500%
45−50
+500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−344%
110−120
+344%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−1540%
80−85
+1540%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−600%
60−65
+600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−479%
80−85
+479%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−146%
100−110
+146%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−420%
50−55
+420%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−1950%
40−45
+1950%
Battlefield 5 7−8
−1014%
75−80
+1014%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−513%
45−50
+513%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−550%
35−40
+550%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−686%
55−60
+686%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−600%
60−65
+600%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−642%
140−150
+642%
Hitman 3 8−9
−500%
45−50
+500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−344%
110−120
+344%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−1540%
80−85
+1540%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−600%
60−65
+600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−479%
80−85
+479%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−247%
50−55
+247%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−146%
100−110
+146%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−420%
50−55
+420%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−1950%
40−45
+1950%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−513%
45−50
+513%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−550%
35−40
+550%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−686%
55−60
+686%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−642%
140−150
+642%
Hitman 3 8−9
−500%
45−50
+500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−344%
110−120
+344%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−479%
80−85
+479%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−247%
50−55
+247%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−146%
100−110
+146%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−600%
60−65
+600%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−650%
45−50
+650%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−620%
35−40
+620%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−733%
24−27
+733%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−800%
27−30
+800%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−650%
14−16
+650%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−600%
27−30
+600%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−13500%
130−140
+13500%
Hitman 3 8−9
−250%
27−30
+250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−513%
45−50
+513%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−1350%
27−30
+1350%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
−548%
130−140
+548%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−471%
40−45
+471%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−850%
18−20
+850%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−1200%
12−14
+1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−1200%
12−14
+1200%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 6−7
Far Cry 5 2−3
−550%
12−14
+550%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−3200%
30−35
+3200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−1000%
10−12
+1000%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−425%
21−24
+425%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

This is how GTS 450 and Pro 5600M compete in popular games:

  • Pro 5600M is 579% faster in 900p
  • Pro 5600M is 575% faster in 1080p
  • Pro 5600M is 567% faster in 1200p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Pro 5600M is 13500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Pro 5600M is ahead in 63 tests (89%)
  • there's a draw in 8 tests (11%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.43 23.94
Recency 13 September 2010 15 June 2020
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt 50 Watt

Pro 5600M has a 598% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 112% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro 5600M 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 Radeon Pro 5600M is a mobile workstation one.


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

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