GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 vs GTX 480M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 480M with GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2, including specs and performance data.

GTX 480M
2010
2 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
4.19

GTS 450 Rev. 2 outperforms GTX 480M by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking679661
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.902.88
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGF100GF116
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date25 May 2010 (14 years ago)15 March 2011 (13 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 cores352192
Core clock speed425 MHz783 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt106 Watt
Texture fill rate18.7025.06
Floating-point processing power0.5984 TFLOPS0.6013 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs4432

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data210 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1200 MHz902 MHz
Memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s57.73 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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+2.1

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:

900p33
+10%
30−35
−10%
Full HD39
−2.6%
40−45
+2.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Battlefield 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+3.7%
27−30
−3.7%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−4.7%
45−50
+4.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Battlefield 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+3.7%
27−30
−3.7%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−4.7%
45−50
+4.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+3.7%
27−30
−3.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−4.7%
45−50
+4.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Hitman 3 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how GTX 480M and GTS 450 Rev. 2 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 480M is 10% faster in 900p
  • GTS 450 Rev. 2 is 3% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.19 4.41
Recency 25 May 2010 15 March 2011
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 106 Watt

GTX 480M has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 6% lower power consumption.

GTS 450 Rev. 2, on the other hand, has a 5.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 9 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 480M and GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 480M is a notebook card while GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 is a desktop one.


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