GeForce GTS 450 vs Radeon RX Vega 10

Place in the ranking	682	730
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.66
Power efficiency	29.07	2.21
Architecture	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Raven	GF106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	8 January 2019 (5 years ago)	13 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$129

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores	640	192
Core clock speed	300 MHz	783 MHz
Boost clock speed	1301 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	4,940 million	1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	106 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	100 °C
Texture fill rate	52.04	25.06
Floating-point processing power	1.665 TFLOPS	0.6013 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	16
TMUs	40	32

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 support	no data	PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Interface	IGP	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	210 mm
Height	no data	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin
SLI options	-	+

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	System Shared	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	1 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	1804 (3608 data rate) MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	57.7 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	No outputs	Mini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI
HDMI	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.2
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	-	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

RX Vega 10 4.24
+24%

GTS 450 3.42

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RX Vega 10 1632
+23.9%

GTS 450 1317

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.

RX Vega 10 3389
+79.5%

GTS 450 1888

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.

RX Vega 10 11391
+16.7%

GTS 450 9758

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.

RX Vega 10 2272
+47.1%

GTS 450 1545

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.

RX Vega 10 14835
+19.2%

GTS 450 12447

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:

900p	35−40 +16.7%	30 −16.7%
Full HD	17 −124%	38 +124%
1200p	30−35 +11.1%	27 −11.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

3.39

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12
+100%

6−7

−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12 +500%	2−3 −500%
Battlefield 5	17 +143%	7−8 −143%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	15 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 +50%	6−7 −50%
Far Cry 5	11 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	18 +100%	9−10 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	45 +137%	18−20 −137%
Hitman 3	9 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +12%	24−27 −12%
Metro Exodus	21 +320%	5−6 −320%
Red Dead Redemption 2	19 +111%	9−10 −111%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	63 +53.7%	40−45 −53.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14 +40%	10−11 −40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8 +300%	2−3 −300%
Battlefield 5	8 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14 +75%	8−9 −75%
Cyberpunk 2077	5 −20%	6−7 +20%
Far Cry 5	9 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	7 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Forza Horizon 4	34 +78.9%	18−20 −78.9%
Hitman 3	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +12%	24−27 −12%
Metro Exodus	18 +260%	5−6 −260%
Red Dead Redemption 2	17 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14 +0%	14−16 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	41 +0%	40−45 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10 +25%	8−9 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +36.8%	18−20 −36.8%
Hitman 3	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	11 −127%	24−27 +127%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8 −87.5%	14−16 +87.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +7.3%	40−45 −7.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−12
+22.2%

9−10

−22.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Hitman 3	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 +23.8%	21−24 −23.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
+14.3%

7−8

−14.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Hitman 3	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2	0−1
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+25%

4−5

−25%

This is how RX Vega 10 and GTS 450 compete in popular games:

RX Vega 10 is 17% faster in 900p
GTS 450 is 124% faster in 1080p
RX Vega 10 is 11% faster in 1200p

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

in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 10 is 500% faster.
in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTS 450 is 127% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX Vega 10 is ahead in 51 test (81%)
GTS 450 is ahead in 6 tests (10%)
there's a draw in 6 tests (10%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.24	3.42
Recency	8 January 2019	13 September 2010
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	106 Watt

RX Vega 10 has a 24% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 960% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 10 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 450 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 10 is a notebook card while GeForce GTS 450 is a desktop one.

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