GeForce RTX 4060 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 4050 RTX 4060 RTX 4060 Ti RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB RTX 4070 RTX 4070 SUPER RTX 4070 Ti RTX 4070 Ti SUPER RTX 4080 RTX 4080 SUPER RTX 4090 RTX 4090 D

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 and GeForce RTX 4060, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

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

RTX 4060 outperforms GTS 450 Rev. 2 by a whopping 1069% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GTS 450 Rev. 2 GTS 450 Rev. 2
RTX 4060 RTX 4060

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking66649
Place by popularitynot in top-1002
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data100.00
Power efficiency2.9031.27
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGF116AD107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 March 2011 (13 years ago)18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores1923072
Core clock speed783 MHz1830 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2460 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)106 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate25.06236.2
Floating-point processing power0.6013 TFLOPS15.11 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs3296
Tensor Coresno data96
Ray Tracing Coresno data24

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 4.0 x8
Length210 mm240 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed902 MHz2125 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.73 GB/s272.0 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 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA2.18.9

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
−1117%
146
+1117%
1440p6−7
−1133%
74
+1133%
4K3−4
−1433%
46
+1433%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.05
1440pno data4.04
4Kno data6.50

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 139
+0%
139
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 107
+0%
107
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Hitman 3 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90
+0%
90
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Hitman 3 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 217
+0%
217
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80
+0%
80
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Hitman 3 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 190
+0%
190
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 112
+0%
112
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 48
+0%
48
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Hitman 3 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 111
+0%
111
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 129
+0%
129
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Hitman 3 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 68
+0%
68
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 20
+0%
20
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70
+0%
70
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

This is how GTS 450 Rev. 2 and RTX 4060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 is 1117% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4060 is 1133% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4060 is 1433% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 4.41 51.54
Recency 15 March 2011 18 May 2023
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt 115 Watt

GTS 450 Rev. 2 has 8.5% lower power consumption.

RTX 4060, on the other hand, has a 1068.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4060 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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