Arc 7-Cores iGPU vs GeForce GTS 450

Place in the ranking	738	327
Place by popularity	96	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.65	no data
Power efficiency	2.23	no data
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Xe LPG (2023)
GPU code name	GF106	Meteor Lake iGPU
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	13 September 2010 (14 years ago)	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$129	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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	7
Core clock speed	783 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	2200 MHz
Number of transistors	1,170 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	106 Watt	no data
Maximum GPU temperature	100 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	25.06	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.6013 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	16	no data
TMUs	32	no data

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).

Bus support	PCI-E 2.0 x 16	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	no data
Length	210 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data
SLI options	+	-

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	no data
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1804 (3608 data rate) MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	57.7 GB/s	no data
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	Mini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI	no data
HDMI	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12_2
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.2	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	-
CUDA	+	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTS 450 3.39

Arc 7-Cores iGPU 17.09
+404%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTS 450 1888

Arc 7-Cores iGPU 11795
+525%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTS 450 9758

Arc 7-Cores iGPU 38592
+296%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTS 450 1545

Arc 7-Cores iGPU 8449
+447%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTS 450 12447

Arc 7-Cores iGPU 45644
+267%

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:

900p	30 −400%	150−160 +400%
Full HD	37 +8.8%	34 −8.8%
1200p	27 −381%	130−140 +381%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

3.49

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −592%	90 +592%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −400%	40−45 +400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −522%	55−60 +522%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −346%	58 +346%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −400%	40−45 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −344%	70−75 +344%
Forza Horizon 5	4−5 −1050%	45−50 +1050%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −400%	35−40 +400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −242%	40−45 +242%
Valorant	6−7 −1067%	70−75 +1067%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −522%	55−60 +522%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −138%	31 +138%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −400%	40−45 +400%
Dota 2	10−11 −610%	71 +610%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −78.9%	34 +78.9%
Fortnite	18−20 −395%	90−95 +395%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −344%	70−75 +344%
Forza Horizon 5	4−5 −1050%	45−50 +1050%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−11 −130%	23 +130%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −571%	45−50 +571%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −287%	120−130 +287%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −242%	40−45 +242%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −333%	52 +333%
Valorant	6−7 −1067%	70−75 +1067%
World of Tanks	86 −147%	210−220 +147%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −522%	55−60 +522%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −400%	65−70 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −400%	40−45 +400%
Dota 2	10−11 −560%	66 +560%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −84.2%	35 +84.2%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −344%	70−75 +344%
Forza Horizon 5	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −287%	120−130 +287%
Valorant	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Dota 2	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Grand Theft Auto V	2−3 −1250%	27−30 +1250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 −400%	120−130 +400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −650%	14−16 +650%
World of Tanks	24−27 −400%	120−130 +400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −775%	35−40 +775%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −450%	40−45 +450%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −1367%	40−45 +1367%
Forza Horizon 5	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −300%	24−27 +300%
Valorant	10−11 −400%	50−55 +400%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −400%	80−85 +400%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −81.3%	27−30 +81.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−11 −400%	50−55 +400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −450%	10−12 +450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −81.3%	27−30 +81.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −467%	16−18 +467%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Dota 2	16−18 −81.3%	27−30 +81.3%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −633%	21−24 +633%
Fortnite	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −1150%	24−27 +1150%
Forza Horizon 5	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Valorant	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%