GeForce GTS 450 vs ATI Radeon HD 5770

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 5770 and GeForce GTS 450, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 5770
2009
1 GB GDDR5, 108 Watt
4.42
+28.9%

ATI HD 5770 outperforms GTS 450 by a significant 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking660723
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.800.57
Power efficiency2.922.31
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameJuniperGF106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date13 October 2009 (15 years ago)13 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$159 $129

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

ATI HD 5770 has 40% 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 cores800192
Core clock speed850 MHz783 MHz
Number of transistors1,040 million1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)108 Watt106 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data100 °C
Texture fill rate34.0025.06
Floating-point processing power1.36 TFLOPS0.6013 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4032

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 supportno dataPCI-E 2.0 x 16
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length208 mm210 mm
Heightno data4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 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 amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed4800 MHz1804 (3608 data rate) MHz
Memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s57.7 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortMini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.05.1
OpenGL4.44.2
OpenCL1.21.1
VulkanN/AN/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.

ATI HD 5770 4.42
+28.9%
GTS 450 3.43

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.

ATI HD 5770 1705
+28.9%
GTS 450 1323

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

ATI HD 5770 2410
+27.7%
GTS 450 1888

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.

ATI HD 5770 11699
+19.9%
GTS 450 9758

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:

900p24
−25%
30
+25%
Full HD48
+26.3%
38
−26.3%
1200p30−35
+11.1%
27
−11.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Battlefield 5 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+42.1%
18−20
−42.1%
Hitman 3 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+16%
24−27
−16%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+7.3%
40−45
−7.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Battlefield 5 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+42.1%
18−20
−42.1%
Hitman 3 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+16%
24−27
−16%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+13.3%
14−16
−13.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+7.3%
40−45
−7.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+42.1%
18−20
−42.1%
Hitman 3 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+16%
24−27
−16%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+13.3%
14−16
−13.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+7.3%
40−45
−7.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Hitman 3 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

4K
High Preset

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

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

This is how ATI HD 5770 and GTS 450 compete in popular games:

  • GTS 450 is 25% faster in 900p
  • ATI HD 5770 is 26% faster in 1080p
  • ATI HD 5770 is 11% faster in 1200p

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the ATI HD 5770 is 600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • ATI HD 5770 is ahead in 60 tests (95%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.42 3.43
Recency 13 October 2009 13 September 2010
Power consumption (TDP) 108 Watt 106 Watt

ATI HD 5770 has a 28.9% higher aggregate performance score.

GTS 450, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and 1.9% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 5770 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 450 in performance tests.


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