AMD Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) vs NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450

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Combined performance score

GTS 450
3.41
+25.4%

GeForce GTS 450 outperforms Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) by 25% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking688763
Place by popularity97not in top-100
Value for money0.31no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameGF106Kaveri Spectre
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date13 September 2010 (13 years old)14 January 2014 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$129 no data
Current price$127 (1x MSRP)no data
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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 cores192384
CUDA cores192no data
Core clock speed783 MHz720 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)106 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature100 °Cno data
Texture fill rate25.1 billion/secno data
Floating-point performance601.3 gflopsno data

Size and 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 supportPCI-E 2.0 x 16no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data
Length8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)no data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors6-pinno data
SLI options+no data

Memory

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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount1 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1804 (3608 data rate) MHzno data
Memory bandwidth57.7 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno data+

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsMini HDMITwo Dual Link DVIno data
HDMI+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.2no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/Ano data
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTS 450 3.41
+25.4%
R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) 2.72

GeForce GTS 450 outperforms Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) by 25% in our combined benchmark results.


3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTS 450 9758
+33%
R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) 7338

GeForce GTS 450 outperforms Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) by 33% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTS 450 1888
R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) 1988
+5.3%

Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) outperforms GeForce GTS 450 by 5% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTS 450 1545
+9.9%
R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) 1406

GeForce GTS 450 outperforms Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) by 10% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTS 450 12447
+29%
R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) 9651

GeForce GTS 450 outperforms Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) by 29% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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:

900p28
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%
Full HD38
+171%
14
−171%
1200p27
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Hitman 3 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Hitman 3 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Hitman 3 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1

This is how GTS 450 and R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • GTS 450 is 33.3% faster than R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)

1080p resolution:

  • GTS 450 is 171% faster than R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)

1200p resolution:

  • GTS 450 is 28.6% faster than R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTS 450 is 200% faster than the R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop).

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTS 450 is ahead in 45 tests (85%)
  • there's a draw in 8 tests (15%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.41 2.72
Recency 13 September 2010 14 January 2014
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm

The GeForce GTS 450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) in performance tests.


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