GeForce RTX 2070 Super vs GTS 450 Rev. 2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 and GeForce RTX 2070 Super, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTS 450 Rev. 2
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 106 Watt
4.41

RTX 2070 Super outperforms GTS 450 Rev. 2 by a whopping 971% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GTS 450 Rev. 2 GTS 450 Rev. 2
RTX 2070 Super RTX 2070 Super

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking66471
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data43.14
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGF116Turing TU104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 March 2011 (13 years ago)2 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores1922560
Core clock speed783 MHz1605 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1770 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)106 Watt215 Watt
Texture fill rate25.06283.2
Floating-point performance0.6013 gflops9.062 gflops

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length210 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed3608 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.73 GB/s448.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI++
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA2.17.5

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 HD12−14
−1017%
134
+1017%
1440p7−8
−1086%
83
+1086%
4K4−5
−1175%
51
+1175%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 94
+0%
94
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 104
+0%
104
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 88
+0%
88
+0%
Battlefield 5 183
+0%
183
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 119
+0%
119
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 84
+0%
84
+0%
Far Cry 5 149
+0%
149
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 158
+0%
158
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 277
+0%
277
+0%
Hitman 3 116
+0%
116
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 279
+0%
279
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 122
+0%
122
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 203
+0%
203
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 229
+0%
229
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 172
+0%
172
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 74
+0%
74
+0%
Battlefield 5 172
+0%
172
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120
+0%
120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+0%
78
+0%
Far Cry 5 120
+0%
120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 120
+0%
120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 258
+0%
258
+0%
Hitman 3 113
+0%
113
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 270
+0%
270
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 92
+0%
92
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 198
+0%
198
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 215
+0%
215
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65
+0%
65
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 66
+0%
66
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 91
+0%
91
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 73
+0%
73
+0%
Far Cry 5 83
+0%
83
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 153
+0%
153
+0%
Hitman 3 104
+0%
104
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 156
+0%
156
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 167
+0%
167
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100
+0%
100
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 68
+0%
68
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 114
+0%
114
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 118
+0%
118
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 86
+0%
86
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 57
+0%
57
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 53
+0%
53
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 73
+0%
73
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 47
+0%
47
+0%
Far Cry 5 66
+0%
66
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 255
+0%
255
+0%
Hitman 3 71
+0%
71
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 118
+0%
118
+0%
Metro Exodus 91
+0%
91
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 123
+0%
123
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 215
+0%
215
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95
+0%
95
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55
+0%
55
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 48
+0%
48
+0%
Hitman 3 42
+0%
42
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 129
+0%
129
+0%
Metro Exodus 78
+0%
78
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 68
+0%
68
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 39
+0%
39
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 32
+0%
32
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 44
+0%
44
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
+0%
23
+0%
Far Cry 5 35
+0%
35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 84
+0%
84
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65
+0%
65
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 29
+0%
29
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 59
+0%
59
+0%

This is how GTS 450 Rev. 2 and RTX 2070 Super compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 Super is 1017% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2070 Super is 1086% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2070 Super is 1175% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 4.41 47.25
Recency 15 March 2011 2 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt 215 Watt

GTS 450 Rev. 2 has 102.8% lower power consumption.

RTX 2070 Super, on the other hand, has a 971.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 in performance tests.

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

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