GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 vs Radeon HD 8850M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8850M with GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2, including specs and performance data.

HD 8850M
2013
2 GB DDR3
2.33

GTS 450 Rev. 2 outperforms HD 8850M by an impressive 70% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking894739
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data2.88
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameVenusGF116
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 April 2013 (12 years ago)15 March 2011 (14 years ago)

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 cores640192
Core clock speed575 MHz783 MHz
Boost clock speed625 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,500 million1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data106 Watt
Texture fill rate25.0025.06
Floating-point processing power0.8 TFLOPS0.6013 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4032
L1 Cache160 KB256 KB
L2 Cache256 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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 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 amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz902 MHz
Memory bandwidth32 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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
HDMI-+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/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 HD25
−60%
40−45
+60%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Escape from Tarkov 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Fortnite 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−50%
18−20
+50%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−50%
18−20
+50%
Valorant 40−45
−66.7%
70−75
+66.7%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 78
−66.7%
130−140
+66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Dota 2 24−27
−66.7%
40−45
+66.7%
Escape from Tarkov 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Fortnite 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−50%
18−20
+50%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Grand Theft Auto V 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−50%
18−20
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Valorant 40−45
−66.7%
70−75
+66.7%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Dota 2 24−27
−66.7%
40−45
+66.7%
Escape from Tarkov 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−50%
18−20
+50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−50%
18−20
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Valorant 40−45
−66.7%
70−75
+66.7%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 16−18
−58.8%
27−30
+58.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−59.1%
35−40
+59.1%
Valorant 18−20
−57.9%
30−33
+57.9%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−60%
24−27
+60%
Valorant 12−14
−50%
18−20
+50%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Escape from Tarkov 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%

This is how HD 8850M and GTS 450 Rev. 2 compete in popular games:

  • GTS 450 Rev. 2 is 60% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 2.33 3.97
Recency 1 April 2013 15 March 2011
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

HD 8850M has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

GTS 450 Rev. 2, on the other hand, has a 70.4% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8850M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8850M is a notebook graphics card while GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 is a desktop one.

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