GeForce RTX 3060 vs GTS 450 Rev. 2
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 and GeForce RTX 3060, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 3060 outperforms GTS 450 Rev. 2 by a whopping 903% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 670 | 82 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 4 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 69.30 |
| Power efficiency | 2.87 | 17.97 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | GF116 | GA106 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 March 2011 (13 years ago) | 12 January 2021 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $329 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 192 | 3584 |
| Core clock speed | 783 MHz | 1320 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1777 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 12,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 106 Watt | 170 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 25.06 | 199.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6013 TFLOPS | 12.74 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 48 |
| TMUs | 32 | 112 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 112 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 28 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 210 mm | 242 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 12-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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 902 MHz | 1875 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 57.73 GB/s | 360.0 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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | + | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | 8.6 |
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 HD | 10−12
−1100%
| 120
+1100%
|
| 1440p | 6−7
−1067%
| 70
+1067%
|
| 4K | 4−5
−1125%
| 49
+1125%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 2.74 |
| 1440p | no data | 4.70 |
| 4K | no data | 6.71 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 79
+0%
|
79
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 119
+0%
|
119
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 97
+0%
|
97
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 77
+0%
|
77
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 226
+0%
|
226
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 120
+0%
|
120
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Valorant | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 83
+0%
|
83
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 72
+0%
|
72
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 146
+0%
|
146
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 149
+0%
|
149
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 105
+0%
|
105
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 180
+0%
|
180
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 141
+0%
|
141
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 87
+0%
|
87
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Valorant | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| World of Tanks | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 72
+0%
|
72
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 60
+0%
|
60
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 147
+0%
|
147
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 154
+0%
|
154
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| Valorant | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 81
+0%
|
81
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 85
+0%
|
85
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 81
+0%
|
81
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| World of Tanks | 280−290
+0%
|
280−290
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 42
+0%
|
42
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 37
+0%
|
37
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 115
+0%
|
115
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 89
+0%
|
89
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 82
+0%
|
82
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 44
+0%
|
44
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 82
+0%
|
82
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 32
+0%
|
32
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 82
+0%
|
82
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 17
+0%
|
17
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 115
+0%
|
115
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 67
+0%
|
67
+0%
|
| Valorant | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
This is how GTS 450 Rev. 2 and RTX 3060 compete in popular games:
- RTX 3060 is 1100% faster in 1080p
- RTX 3060 is 1067% faster in 1440p
- RTX 3060 is 1125% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.43 | 44.44 |
| Recency | 15 March 2011 | 12 January 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 106 Watt | 170 Watt |
GTS 450 Rev. 2 has 60.4% lower power consumption.
RTX 3060, on the other hand, has a 903.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 3060 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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