GeForce 8800M GTX SLI vs GTS 450

Place in the ranking	723	876
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.57	no data
Power efficiency	2.33	1.12
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code name	GF106	NB8E-GTX
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	13 September 2010 (14 years ago)	19 November 2007 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$129	no data

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 cores	192	192
Core clock speed	783 MHz	500 MHz
Number of transistors	1,170 million	1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	106 Watt	130 Watt
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).

Laptop size	no data	large
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	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1804 (3608 data rate) MHz	800 MHz
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 compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	10
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 3.43
+69.8%

8800M GTX SLI 2.02

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
+54.2%

8800M GTX SLI 6326

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 +87.5%	16−18 −87.5%
Full HD	38 +81%	21−24 −81%
1200p	27 +92.9%	14−16 −92.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7
+50%

4−5

−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Battlefield 5	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +138%	8−9 −138%
Hitman 3	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +38.9%	18−20 −38.9%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +17.1%	35−40 −17.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Battlefield 5	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +138%	8−9 −138%
Hitman 3	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +38.9%	18−20 −38.9%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +17.1%	35−40 −17.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +138%	8−9 −138%
Hitman 3	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +38.9%	18−20 −38.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +17.1%	35−40 −17.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
+125%

4−5

−125%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +90.9%	10−12 −90.9%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
+40%

5−6

−40%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
+33.3%

3−4

−33.3%

This is how GTS 450 and 8800M GTX SLI compete in popular games:

GTS 450 is 88% faster in 900p
GTS 450 is 81% faster in 1080p
GTS 450 is 93% faster in 1200p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTS 450 is 600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTS 450 is ahead in 51 test (96%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.43	2.02
Recency	13 September 2010	19 November 2007
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	106 Watt	130 Watt

GTS 450 has a 69.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 62.5% more advanced lithography process, and 22.6% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTS 450 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800M GTX SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTS 450 is a desktop card while GeForce 8800M GTX SLI is a notebook one.

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