GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile vs Quadro NVS 450

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro NVS 450 with GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

NVS 450
2008
256 MB GDDR3, 35 Watt
0.16

RTX 5060 Mobile outperforms NVS 450 by a whopping 27075% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking146093
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.3573.61
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameG98GB206
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date11 November 2008 (16 years ago)20 May 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$163.14 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

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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 ×23328
Core clock speed480 MHz952 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1455 MHz
Number of transistors210 million21,900 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate1.920 ×2151.3
Floating-point processing power0.0192 TFLOPS ×29.684 TFLOPS
ROPs4 ×248
TMUs4 ×2104
Tensor Coresno data104
Ray Tracing Coresno data26

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR3GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount256 MB ×28 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit ×2128 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth11.2 GB/s ×2384.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 Connectors4x DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent

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/A1.4
CUDA1.112.0
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 5060 Mobile 43.48
+27075%

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 5060 Mobile 18222
+27509%

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-0−199
1440p-0−151

Cost per frame, $

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
God of War 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Fortnite 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
God of War 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Valorant 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Fortnite 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
God of War 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 144
+0%
144
+0%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Valorant 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
God of War 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 106
+0%
106
+0%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Valorant 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
God of War 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Valorant 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
God of War 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 59 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.16 43.48
Recency 11 November 2008 20 May 2025
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt

NVS 450 has 28.6% lower power consumption.

RTX 5060 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 27075% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile 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 5060 Mobile is a notebook one.

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