GeForce GTS 450 vs Quadro K2000D

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Combined performance score

K2000D
4.07
+19.4%

Quadro K2000D outperforms GeForce GTS 450 by 19% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking647689
Place by popularitynot in top-10097
Value for money0.370.31
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGK107GF106
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date1 March 2013 (11 years old)13 September 2010 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$599 $129
Current price$438 (0.7x MSRP)$127 (1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

K2000D has 19% better value for money than GTS 450.

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 cores384192
CUDA coresno data192
Core clock speed954 MHz783 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)51 Watt106 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data100 °C
Texture fill rate30.5325.1 billion/sec
Floating-point performance732.7 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
Length202 mm8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
Heightno data4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone6-pin
SLI optionsno data+

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed4000 MHz1804 (3608 data rate) MHz
Memory bandwidth64 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPortMini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI
HDMIno data+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.2
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA3.0+

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.

K2000D 4.07
+19.4%
GTS 450 3.41

Quadro K2000D outperforms GeForce GTS 450 by 19% 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%

K2000D 1577
+19.3%
GTS 450 1322

Quadro K2000D outperforms GeForce GTS 450 by 19% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

K2000D 3873
GTS 450 4931
+27.3%

GeForce GTS 450 outperforms Quadro K2000D by 27% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

K2000D 12
GTS 450 15
+25%

GeForce GTS 450 outperforms Quadro K2000D by 25% in Octane Render OctaneBench.

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:

900p30−35
+7.1%
28
−7.1%
Full HD45−50
+18.4%
38
−18.4%
1200p30−35
+11.1%
27
−11.1%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.07 3.41
Recency 1 March 2013 13 September 2010
Cost $599 $129
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 106 Watt

The Quadro K2000D is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 450 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K2000D is a workstation 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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