GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER vs GTS 450 Rev. 2

VS

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 and GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTS 450 Rev. 2
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 106 Watt
4.43

RTX 4070 Ti SUPER outperforms GTS 450 Rev. 2 by a whopping 1765% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6696
Place by popularitynot in top-10082
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data48.21
Power efficiency2.8820.00
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGF116AD103
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 March 2011 (13 years ago)8 January 2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$799

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 cores1928448
Core clock speed783 MHz2340 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2610 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)106 Watt285 Watt
Texture fill rate25.06689.0
Floating-point processing power0.6013 TFLOPS44.1 TFLOPS
ROPs1696
TMUs32264
Tensor Coresno data264
Ray Tracing Coresno data66

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 x16
Length210 mm310 mm
Width2-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 16-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount1 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed902 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.73 GB/s672.3 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 Model5.16.7
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
−1783%
226
+1783%
1440p8−9
−1863%
157
+1863%
4K5−6
−1820%
96
+1820%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.54
1440pno data5.09
4Kno data8.32

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 189
+0%
189
+0%
Elden Ring 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 189
+0%
189
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 467
+0%
467
+0%
Metro Exodus 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 171
+0%
171
+0%
Dota 2 174
+0%
174
+0%
Elden Ring 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Far Cry 5 150
+0%
150
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 442
+0%
442
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 174
+0%
174
+0%
Metro Exodus 79
+0%
79
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 150
+0%
150
+0%
Far Cry 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 407
+0%
407
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 155
+0%
155
+0%
Elden Ring 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 155
+0%
155
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
World of Tanks 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 95
+0%
95
+0%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 306
+0%
306
+0%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 159
+0%
159
+0%
Valorant 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 36
+0%
36
+0%
Dota 2 182
+0%
182
+0%
Elden Ring 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 182
+0%
182
+0%
Metro Exodus 84
+0%
84
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 182
+0%
182
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 162
+0%
162
+0%
Valorant 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

This is how GTS 450 Rev. 2 and RTX 4070 Ti SUPER compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is 1783% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is 1863% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is 1820% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 55 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.43 82.60
Recency 15 March 2011 8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt 285 Watt

GTS 450 Rev. 2 has 168.9% lower power consumption.

RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, on the other hand, has a 1764.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 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.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2
GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

Other comparisons

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


3.2 39 votes

Rate GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
4.3 2970 votes

Rate GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about this comparison, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.