GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 vs Qualcomm Adreno 690

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Qualcomm Adreno 690 with GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2, including specs and performance data.

Qualcomm Adreno 690
2018
7 Watt
2.65

GTS 450 Rev. 2 outperforms Qualcomm Adreno 690 by an impressive 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking814664
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Architectureno dataFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameno dataGF116
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date6 December 2018 (5 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 coresno data192
Core clock speedno data783 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)7 Watt106 Watt
Texture fill rateno data25.06
Floating-point performanceno data0.6013 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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data210 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data1 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data3608 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data57.73 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 data2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX1212 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-N/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:

Full HD20
−50%
30−35
+50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−61.5%
21−24
+61.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−50%
18−20
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−60%
16−18
+60%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−60%
16−18
+60%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−50%
21−24
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−50%
45−50
+50%
Hitman 3 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−61.3%
50−55
+61.3%
Metro Exodus 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−61.5%
21−24
+61.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−50%
27−30
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−63%
75−80
+63%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−61.5%
21−24
+61.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−50%
18−20
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−60%
16−18
+60%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−60%
16−18
+60%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−50%
21−24
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−50%
45−50
+50%
Hitman 3 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−61.3%
50−55
+61.3%
Metro Exodus 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−61.5%
21−24
+61.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−50%
27−30
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−58.8%
27−30
+58.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−63%
75−80
+63%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−61.5%
21−24
+61.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−60%
16−18
+60%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−60%
16−18
+60%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−50%
45−50
+50%
Hitman 3 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−61.3%
50−55
+61.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−50%
27−30
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−63%
75−80
+63%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−61.5%
21−24
+61.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−60%
16−18
+60%
Hitman 3 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−61.3%
50−55
+61.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Hitman 3 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%

This is how Qualcomm Adreno 690 and GTS 450 Rev. 2 compete in popular games:

  • GTS 450 Rev. 2 is 50% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.65 4.41
Recency 6 December 2018 15 March 2011
Chip lithography 5 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 106 Watt

Qualcomm Adreno 690 has an age advantage of 7 years, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 1414.3% lower power consumption.

GTS 450 Rev. 2, on the other hand, has a 66.4% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Qualcomm Adreno 690 in performance tests.

Be aware that Qualcomm Adreno 690 is a notebook card while GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 is a desktop one.


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