GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile vs GTS 450 Rev. 2

GTS 240 OEM GTS 250 GTS 450 GTS 450 OEM GTS 450 Rev. 2 GTS 450 Rev. 3
VS
RTX 3050 4GB Mobile RTX 3050 6GB Mobile RTX 3050 A Mobile RTX 3050 Mobile RTX 3050 Ti Max-Q RTX 3050 Ti Mobile RTX 3060 Max-Q RTX 3060 Mobile RTX 3070 Mobile RTX 3070 Ti Mobile RTX 3080 Mobile RTX 3080 Ti Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 with GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

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

RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms GTS 450 Rev. 2 by a whopping 638% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GTS 450 Rev. 2 GTS 450 Rev. 2
RTX 3060 Mobile RTX 3060 Mobile

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking666165
Place by popularitynot in top-10090
Power efficiency2.9028.36
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGF116GA106
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date15 March 2011 (13 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 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 cores1923840
Core clock speed783 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1425 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)106 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate25.06171.0
Floating-point processing power0.6013 TFLOPS10.94 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs32120
Tensor Coresno data120
Ray Tracing Coresno data30

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length210 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

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 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed902 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.73 GB/s336.0 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-HDMINo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA2.18.6

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 HD12−14
−717%
98
+717%
1440p8−9
−725%
66
+725%
4K5−6
−740%
42
+740%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 103
+0%
103
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 76
+0%
76
+0%
Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 86
+0%
86
+0%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Hitman 3 106
+0%
106
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Metro Exodus 164
+0%
164
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 64
+0%
64
+0%
Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 69
+0%
69
+0%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Hitman 3 108
+0%
108
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 189
+0%
189
+0%
Metro Exodus 129
+0%
129
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 102
+0%
102
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 158
+0%
158
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 158
+0%
158
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 56
+0%
56
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 62
+0%
62
+0%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Hitman 3 96
+0%
96
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120
+0%
120
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140
+0%
140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 78
+0%
78
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 46
+0%
46
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 96
+0%
96
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 48
+0%
48
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
+0%
39
+0%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Hitman 3 64
+0%
64
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85
+0%
85
+0%
Metro Exodus 85
+0%
85
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 101
+0%
101
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 116
+0%
116
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 80
+0%
80
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Hitman 3 41
+0%
41
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 60
+0%
60
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55
+0%
55
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 11
+0%
11
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+0%
15
+0%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60
+0%
60
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 19
+0%
19
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 44
+0%
44
+0%

This is how GTS 450 Rev. 2 and RTX 3060 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 Mobile is 717% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 Mobile is 725% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3060 Mobile is 740% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 4.41 32.53
Recency 15 March 2011 12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt 80 Watt

RTX 3060 Mobile has a 637.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 400% more advanced lithography process, and 32.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is a notebook one.

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

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Community ratings

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