GeForce GTS 450 OEM vs Quadro FX 880M
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1255 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.20 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | GT216 | GF106 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (15 years ago) | 11 October 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $129 |
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 | 48 | 144 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 790 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 486 million | 1,170 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 106 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 8.800 | 18.96 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1162 TFLOPS | 0.455 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 24 |
| TMUs | 16 | 24 |
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 | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 210 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | 1 GB | 1536 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 790 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.28 GB/s | 96 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 Connectors | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 1.2 | 2.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 11 October 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1536 MB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 106 Watt |
FX 880M has 202.9% lower power consumption.
GTS 450 OEM, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 880M and GeForce GTS 450 OEM. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro FX 880M is a mobile workstation graphics card while GeForce GTS 450 OEM is a desktop one.
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