GTS 450 vs GTX 280

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Combined performance score

GTX 280
3.35

GTS 450 outperforms GTX 280 by 2% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking696689
Place by popularitynot in top-10097
Value for money0.240.31
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGT200GF106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date16 June 2008 (15 years old)13 September 2010 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 $129
Current price$159 (0.2x MSRP)$127 (1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTS 450 has 29% better value for money than GTX 280.

Technical specs

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 cores240192
CUDA cores240192
Core clock speed602 MHz783 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)236 Watt106 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °C100 °C
Texture fill rate48.2 billion/sec25.1 billion/sec
Floating-point performance622.1 gflops601.3 gflops

Size and 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 supportno dataPCI-E 2.0 x 16
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors6-pin & 8-pin6-pin
SLI options++

Memory

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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1107 MHz1804 (3608 data rate) MHz
Memory bandwidth141.7 GB/s57.7 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsHDTVDual Link DVIMini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMIno data+
Maximum VGA resolution2048x15362048x1536
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFInternal

API support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model4.05.1
OpenGL2.14.2
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/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.

GTX 280 3.35
GTS 450 3.41
+1.8%

GTS 450 outperforms GTX 280 by 2% in our combined 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%

GTX 280 1299
GTS 450 1322
+1.8%

GTS 450 outperforms GTX 280 by 2% in Passmark.

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:

900p27−30
−3.7%
28
+3.7%
Full HD35−40
−8.6%
38
+8.6%
1200p24−27
−12.5%
27
+12.5%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.35 3.41
Recency 16 June 2008 13 September 2010
Cost $649 $129
Chip lithography 65 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 236 Watt 106 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 280 and GeForce GTS 450. The differences in performance seem too small.


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