GeForce GTS 450 vs GTX 280M SLI
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 280M SLI with GeForce GTS 450, including specs and performance data.
GTX 280M SLI outperforms GTS 450 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 730 | 732 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.65 |
| Power efficiency | 1.58 | 2.22 |
| Architecture | G9x (2007−2010) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | N10E-GTX | GF106 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 2 March 2009 (15 years ago) | 13 September 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $129 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 256 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 585 MHz | 783 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1508 Million | 1,170 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 106 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 25.06 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.6013 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 16 |
| TMUs | no data | 32 |
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 size | large | no data |
| Bus support | no data | PCI-E 2.0 x 16 |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 210 mm |
| Height | no data | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-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 | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 950 MHz | 1804 (3608 data rate) MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 57.7 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 Connectors | no data | Mini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI |
| HDMI | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | Internal |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10 | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.2 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
| 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.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
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 | 30−35
+0%
| 30
+0%
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| Full HD | 35−40
−5.7%
| 37
+5.7%
|
| 1200p | 27−30
+0%
| 27
+0%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 3.49 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
+0%
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10−12
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
+0%
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10−12
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+6.7%
|
14−16
−6.7%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
+5.6%
|
18−20
−5.6%
|
| Fortnite | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+6.7%
|
14−16
−6.7%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+0%
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30−35
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| World of Tanks | 60−65
−43.3%
|
86
+43.3%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
+5.6%
|
18−20
−5.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+6.7%
|
14−16
−6.7%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| World of Tanks | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Valorant | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Valorant | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
This is how GTX 280M SLI and GTS 450 compete in popular games:
- A tie in 900p
- GTS 450 is 6% faster in 1080p
- A tie in 1200p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 280M SLI is 33% faster.
- in World of Tanks, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTS 450 is 43% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- GTX 280M SLI is ahead in 9 tests (15%)
- GTS 450 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
- there's a draw in 49 tests (83%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.45 | 3.42 |
| Recency | 2 March 2009 | 13 September 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 106 Watt |
GTX 280M SLI has a 0.9% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
GTS 450, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 37.5% more advanced lithography process, and 41.5% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 280M SLI and GeForce GTS 450.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 280M SLI is a notebook card while GeForce GTS 450 is a desktop 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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