GeForce RTX 4060 vs Quadro NVS 450

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro NVS 450 with GeForce RTX 4060, including specs and performance data.

NVS 450
2008
256 MB GDDR3, 35 Watt
0.16

RTX 4060 outperforms NVS 450 by a whopping 30419% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking145780
Place by popularitynot in top-1002
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data93.06
Power efficiency0.3330.67
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameG98AD107
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date11 November 2008 (16 years ago)18 May 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$163.14 $299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

NVS 450 and RTX 4060 have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores8 ×23072
Core clock speed480 MHz1830 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2460 MHz
Number of transistors210 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate1.920 ×2236.2
Floating-point processing power0.0192 TFLOPS ×215.11 TFLOPS
ROPs4 ×248
TMUs4 ×296
Tensor Coresno data96
Ray Tracing Coresno data24

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data240 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 12-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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount256 MB ×28 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit ×2128 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz2125 MHz
Memory bandwidth11.2 GB/s ×2272.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 Connectors4x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.8
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA1.18.9
DLSS-+

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.

NVS 450 0.16
RTX 4060 48.83
+30419%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

NVS 450 66
RTX 4060 19699
+29747%

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:

Full HD-0−1131
1440p-0−162
4K-0−137

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.28
1440pno data4.82
4Kno data8.08

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 139
+0%
139
+0%
Dead Island 2 304
+0%
304
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 107
+0%
107
+0%
Dead Island 2 258
+0%
258
+0%
Far Cry 5 185
+0%
185
+0%
Fortnite 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 238
+0%
238
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90
+0%
90
+0%
Dead Island 2 184
+0%
184
+0%
Far Cry 5 169
+0%
169
+0%
Fortnite 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 221
+0%
221
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 155
+0%
155
+0%
Metro Exodus 107
+0%
107
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 216
+0%
216
+0%
Valorant 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80
+0%
80
+0%
Dead Island 2 138
+0%
138
+0%
Far Cry 5 159
+0%
159
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 111
+0%
111
+0%
Valorant 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 90
+0%
90
+0%
Metro Exodus 63
+0%
63
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 48
+0%
48
+0%
Dead Island 2 90
+0%
90
+0%
Far Cry 5 109
+0%
109
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80
+0%
80
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Dead Island 2 31
+0%
31
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 89
+0%
89
+0%
Metro Exodus 38
+0%
38
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 66
+0%
66
+0%
Valorant 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 20
+0%
20
+0%
Dead Island 2 44
+0%
44
+0%
Far Cry 5 54
+0%
54
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.16 48.83
Recency 11 November 2008 18 May 2023
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 115 Watt

NVS 450 has 228.6% lower power consumption.

RTX 4060, on the other hand, has a 30418.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 450 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro NVS 450 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 4060 is a desktop one.

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