GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 vs Radeon 530

Place in performance ranking	815	664
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Meso	GF116
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	21 March 2017 (7 years ago)	15 March 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

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 cores	384	192
Core clock speed	1024 MHz	783 MHz
Number of transistors	1,550 million	1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	106 Watt
Texture fill rate	24.50	25.06
Floating-point performance	0.7864 gflops	0.6013 gflops

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 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	210 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	DDR3/GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz	3608 MHz
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB/s	57.73 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12.0	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	+	N/A
CUDA	-	2.1

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

−50%

24−27
+50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6

−60%

8−9
+60%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16 −50%	24−27 +50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Battlefield 5	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8 −50%	12−14 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Far Cry 5	10 −60%	16−18 +60%
Far Cry New Dawn	12 −50%	18−20 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	35 −57.1%	55−60 +57.1%
Hitman 3	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −66.7%	35−40 +66.7%
Metro Exodus	13 −61.5%	21−24 +61.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	13 −61.5%	21−24 +61.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18 −66.7%	30−33 +66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −57.9%	60−65 +57.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Battlefield 5	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Forza Horizon 4	32 −56.3%	50−55 +56.3%
Hitman 3	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −66.7%	35−40 +66.7%
Metro Exodus	5 −60%	8−9 +60%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −63.6%	18−20 +63.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −61.5%	21−24 +61.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −57.9%	60−65 +57.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −61.5%	21−24 +61.5%
Hitman 3	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −66.7%	35−40 +66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −63.6%	18−20 +63.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −57.9%	60−65 +57.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
−66.7%

10−11

+66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Hitman 3	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −60%	24−27 +60%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
−66.7%

10−11

+66.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−50%

6−7
+50%

This is how Radeon 530 and GTS 450 Rev. 2 compete in popular games:

GTS 450 Rev. 2 is 50% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.64	4.41
Recency	21 March 2017	15 March 2011
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	106 Watt

Radeon 530 has an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 112% lower power consumption.

GTS 450 Rev. 2, on the other hand, has a 67% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 530 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 530 is a notebook card while GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.