GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 vs Radeon HD 7970

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7970 and GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 7970
2012, $549
6 GB GDDR5, 300 Watt
12.55
+215%

HD 7970 outperforms GTS 450 Rev. 2 by a whopping 215% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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GTS 450 Rev. 2 GTS 450 Rev. 2

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking433744
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.14no data
Power efficiency3.862.89
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameTahitiGF116
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date9 January 2012 (14 years ago)15 March 2011 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$549 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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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 cores2048192
Core clock speedno data783 MHz
Boost clock speed925 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,313 million1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt106 Watt
Texture fill rate118.425.06
Floating-point processing power3.789 TFLOPS0.6013 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs12832
L1 Cache512 KB256 KB
L2 Cache768 KB256 KB

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).

Bus supportPCIe 2.1 x16no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length275 mm210 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount6 GB1 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1375 MHz902 MHz
Memory bandwidth264 GB/s57.73 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 2x mini-DisplayPort 1.22x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
Eyefinity+-
HDMI++

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1112 (11_0)
Shader Model6.5 (5.1)5.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.1 (1.2)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:

900p105
+250%
30−35
−250%
Full HD93
+244%
27−30
−244%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.90no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+233%
21−24
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+225%
8−9
−225%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+229%
7−8
−229%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 55−60
+250%
16−18
−250%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+233%
21−24
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+225%
8−9
−225%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+250%
12−14
−250%
Fortnite 70−75
+252%
21−24
−252%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+238%
16−18
−238%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+225%
12−14
−225%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+229%
7−8
−229%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+229%
14−16
−229%
Valorant 110−120
+217%
35−40
−217%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 55−60
+250%
16−18
−250%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+233%
21−24
−233%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 212
+226%
65−70
−226%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+225%
8−9
−225%
Dota 2 85−90
+254%
24−27
−254%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+250%
12−14
−250%
Fortnite 70−75
+252%
21−24
−252%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+238%
16−18
−238%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+225%
12−14
−225%
Grand Theft Auto V 45−50
+243%
14−16
−243%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+229%
7−8
−229%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+225%
8−9
−225%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+229%
14−16
−229%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+230%
10−11
−230%
Valorant 110−120
+217%
35−40
−217%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 55−60
+250%
16−18
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+225%
8−9
−225%
Dota 2 85−90
+254%
24−27
−254%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+250%
12−14
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+238%
16−18
−238%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+229%
7−8
−229%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+229%
14−16
−229%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+230%
10−11
−230%
Valorant 110−120
+217%
35−40
−217%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 70−75
+252%
21−24
−252%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+243%
7−8
−243%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 95−100
+217%
30−33
−217%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
+250%
30−33
−250%
Valorant 130−140
+238%
40−45
−238%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 35−40
+250%
10−11
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+250%
8−9
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+244%
9−10
−244%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 27−30
+250%
8−9
−250%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+243%
7−8
−243%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+240%
5−6
−240%
Valorant 65−70
+229%
21−24
−229%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Dota 2 45−50
+229%
14−16
−229%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+267%
6−7
−267%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%

This is how HD 7970 and GTS 450 Rev. 2 compete in popular games:

  • HD 7970 is 250% faster in 900p
  • HD 7970 is 244% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 12.55 3.98
Recency 9 January 2012 15 March 2011
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 106 Watt

HD 7970 has a 215.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

GTS 450 Rev. 2, on the other hand, has 183% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 7970 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 in performance tests.

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