GeForce GTS 450 vs Quadro P6000

Place in the ranking	107	732
Place by popularity	not in top-100	100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.11	0.65
Power efficiency	11.01	2.22
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GP102	GF106
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	1 October 2016 (8 years ago)	13 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$5,999	$129

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro P6000 has 532% better value for money than GTS 450.

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	3840	192
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	783 MHz
Boost clock speed	1645 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	11,800 million	1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	106 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	100 °C
Texture fill rate	394.8	25.06
Floating-point processing power	12.63 TFLOPS	0.6013 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	16
TMUs	240	32

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	no data	PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	267 mm	210 mm
Height	no data	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width	2" (5.1 cm)	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 8-pin	1x 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 type	384 Bit	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1127 MHz	1804 (3608 data rate) MHz
Memory bandwidth	Up to 432 GB/s	57.7 GB/s

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	1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort	Mini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI
Number of simultaneous displays	4	no data
Multi-display synchronization	Quadro Sync II	no data
HDMI	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

Supported technologies

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

ECC (Error Correcting Code)	+	no data
3D Vision Pro	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
High-Performance Video I/O6	+	no data
nView Desktop Management	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.2
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	6.1	+

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.

Quadro P6000 39.99
+1069%

GTS 450 3.42

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Quadro P6000 15373
+1069%

GTS 450 1315

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Quadro P6000 64167
+1203%

GTS 450 4924

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	350−400 +1067%	30 −1067%
Full HD	400−450 +981%	37 −981%
1200p	300−350 +1011%	27 −1011%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

15.00
−330%

3.49

+330%

GTS 450 has 330% lower cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Elden Ring	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Valorant	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Dota 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Elden Ring	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Fortnite	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Valorant	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
World of Tanks	86 +0%	86 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Dota 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Valorant	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Elden Ring	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
World of Tanks	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Valorant	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Elden Ring	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Fortnite	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Valorant	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

This is how Quadro P6000 and GTS 450 compete in popular games:

Quadro P6000 is 1067% faster in 900p
Quadro P6000 is 981% faster in 1080p
Quadro P6000 is 1011% faster in 1200p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 59 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	39.99	3.42
Recency	1 October 2016	13 September 2010
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	106 Watt

Quadro P6000 has a 1069.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.

GTS 450, on the other hand, has 135.8% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 450 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P6000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTS 450 is a desktop one.

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