GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 vs GTX 280M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 280M SLI with GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2, including specs and performance data.

GTX 280M SLI
2009
2 GB GDDR3, 150 Watt
3.14

GTS 450 Rev. 2 outperforms 280M SLI by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking793739
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.632.88
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameN10E-GTXGF116
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date2 March 2009 (16 years ago)15 March 2011 (14 years ago)

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 cores256192
Core clock speed585 MHz783 MHz
Number of transistors1508 Million1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt106 Watt
Texture fill rateno data25.06
Floating-point processing powerno data0.6013 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data32
L1 Cacheno data256 KB
L2 Cacheno data256 KB

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data210 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin

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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed950 MHz902 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data57.73 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectorsno data2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
HDMI-+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX1012 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA+2.1

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Escape from Tarkov 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Fortnite 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Valorant 45−50
−14.6%
55−60
+14.6%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 60−65
−16.7%
70−75
+16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Dota 2 30−35
−12.9%
35−40
+12.9%
Escape from Tarkov 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Fortnite 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Valorant 45−50
−14.6%
55−60
+14.6%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Dota 2 30−35
−12.9%
35−40
+12.9%
Escape from Tarkov 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Valorant 45−50
−14.6%
55−60
+14.6%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
−12.5%
27−30
+12.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%
Valorant 30−35
−12.9%
35−40
+12.9%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Valorant 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Escape from Tarkov 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 3.14 3.92
Recency 2 March 2009 15 March 2011
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 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTS 450 Rev. 2, on the other hand, has a 24.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 37.5% more advanced lithography process, and 41.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 280M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 280M SLI is a notebook graphics card while GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 is a desktop one.

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