GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 vs Quadro FX 4600
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro FX 4600 with GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2, including specs and performance data.
GTS 450 Rev. 2 outperforms FX 4600 by a whopping 314% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1160 | 739 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.55 | 2.87 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | G80 | GF116 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 5 March 2007 (18 years ago) | 15 March 2011 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,999 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 96 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 783 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 681 million | 1,170 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 134 Watt | 106 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 24.00 | 25.06 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.2304 TFLOPS | 0.6013 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 16 |
| TMUs | 24 | 32 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 Cache | 96 KB | 256 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).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 229 mm | 210 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 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 type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 768 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 902 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 67.2 GB/s | 57.73 GB/s |
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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.95 | 3.93 |
| Recency | 5 March 2007 | 15 March 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 768 MB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 134 Watt | 106 Watt |
GTS 450 Rev. 2 has a 313.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 125% more advanced lithography process, and 26.4% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 4600 in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro FX 4600 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 is a desktop one.
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