GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 vs Quadro M4000M

Place in performance ranking	338	664
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GM204	GF116
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	2 October 2015 (8 years ago)	15 March 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1,280	192
Core clock speed	975 MHz	783 MHz
Boost clock speed	1013 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,200 million	1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	106 Watt
Texture fill rate	78.00	25.06
Floating-point performance	2.496 gflops	0.6013 gflops

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	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	210 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz	3608 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160 GB/s	57.73 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 Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
HDMI	-	+
Display Port	1.2	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus	+	-
3D Vision Pro	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	+	N/A
CUDA	5.2	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:

Full HD	70 +289%	18−20 −289%
4K	20 +300%	5−6 −300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27

+317%

6−7
−317%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +300%	9−10 −300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +271%	7−8 −271%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +271%	14−16 −271%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +300%	8−9 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +317%	6−7 −317%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +280%	10−11 −280%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +267%	12−14 −267%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +281%	27−30 −281%
Hitman 3	30−35 +288%	8−9 −288%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +286%	21−24 −286%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +293%	14−16 −293%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +267%	12−14 −267%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +271%	14−16 −271%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +286%	21−24 −286%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +300%	9−10 −300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +271%	7−8 −271%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +271%	14−16 −271%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +300%	8−9 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +317%	6−7 −317%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +280%	10−11 −280%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +267%	12−14 −267%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +281%	27−30 −281%
Hitman 3	30−35 +288%	8−9 −288%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +286%	21−24 −286%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +293%	14−16 −293%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +267%	12−14 −267%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +271%	14−16 −271%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +280%	10−11 −280%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +286%	21−24 −286%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +300%	9−10 −300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +271%	7−8 −271%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +300%	8−9 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +317%	6−7 −317%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +280%	10−11 −280%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +281%	27−30 −281%
Hitman 3	30−35 +288%	8−9 −288%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +286%	21−24 −286%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +271%	14−16 −271%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +280%	10−11 −280%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +286%	21−24 −286%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45
+267%

12−14

−267%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +288%	8−9 −288%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +317%	6−7 −317%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +325%	4−5 −325%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +280%	5−6 −280%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 +305%	21−24 −305%
Hitman 3	18−20 +280%	5−6 −280%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +267%	9−10 −267%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +263%	8−9 −263%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 +275%	8−9 −275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +325%	4−5 −325%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +263%	27−30 −263%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

+271%

7−8
−271%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Hitman 3	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +286%	21−24 −286%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +275%	4−5 −275%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry 5	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +267%	6−7 −267%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

+367%

3−4
−367%

This is how M4000M and GTS 450 Rev. 2 compete in popular games:

M4000M is 289% faster in 1080p
M4000M is 300% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	15.92	4.41
Recency	2 October 2015	15 March 2011
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	106 Watt

M4000M has a 261% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 6% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M4000M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M4000M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 is a desktop one.

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