GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 vs Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8750M Dual Graphics

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8750M Dual Graphics with GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2, including specs and performance data.

HD 8550G + HD 8750M Dual Graphics
2013
2.76

GTS 450 Rev. 2 outperforms HD 8550G + HD 8750M Dual Graphics by an impressive 59% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking765629
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.97no data
Architectureno dataFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameno dataGF116
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 August 2013 (10 years ago)15 March 2011 (13 years ago)
Current price$105 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores640192
Core clock speed720 / 825 MHz783 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data106 Watt
Texture fill rateno data25.06
Floating-point performanceno data601.3 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8750M Dual Graphics and GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data210 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1800 MHz3608 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data57.73 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 Connectorsno data2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
HDMIno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX1112 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkanno dataN/A
CUDAno data2.1

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Battlefield 5 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−83.3%
10−12
+83.3%
Hitman 3 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−71.4%
12−14
+71.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
−60%
16−18
+60%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Battlefield 5 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−83.3%
10−12
+83.3%
Hitman 3 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−71.4%
12−14
+71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
−60%
16−18
+60%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−83.3%
10−12
+83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−71.4%
12−14
+71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
−60%
16−18
+60%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 1−2
Far Cry 5 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Hitman 3 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 1−2
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 1−2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 1−2
Far Cry 5 0−1 1−2
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.76 4.40
Recency 1 August 2013 15 March 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

The GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8750M Dual Graphics in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8750M Dual Graphics is a notebook card while GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 is a desktop one.


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