GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile vs Quadro NVS 450
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro NVS 450 with GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile, including specs and performance data.
RTX 5070 Mobile outperforms NVS 450 by a whopping 26619% 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 | 1445 | 90 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.33 | 61.45 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | G98 | GB206 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 11 November 2008 (16 years ago) | 2025 (recently) |
| 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.
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 | 8 ×2 | 4608 |
| Core clock speed | 480 MHz | 907 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1425 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 210 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.920 ×2 | 205.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0192 TFLOPS ×2 | 13.13 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 ×2 | 48 |
| TMUs | 4 ×2 | 144 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 144 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 36 |
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 5.0 x16 |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no 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 type | GDDR3 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB ×2 | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit ×2 | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 11.2 GB/s ×2 | 448.0 GB/s |
| 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 Connectors | 4x DisplayPort | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.4 |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 12.0 |
| 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.
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.
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 | 0.16 | 42.75 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 50 Watt |
NVS 450 has 42.9% lower power consumption.
RTX 5070 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 26618.8% higher aggregate performance score, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 450 in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro NVS 450 is a workstation card while GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile is a notebook one.
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