GeForce GTS 450 vs Radeon R7 M260X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 M260X with GeForce GTS 450, including specs and performance data.

R7 M260X
2015
4 GB GDDR5
2.56

GTS 450 outperforms R7 M260X by a substantial 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking824730
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.66
Power efficiencyno data2.21
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameOpalGF106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date6 December 2015 (9 years ago)13 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$129

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores384192
Compute units6no data
Core clock speed620 MHz783 MHz
Boost clock speed715 MHzno data
Number of transistors950 million1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data106 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data100 °C
Texture fill rate17.1625.06
Floating-point processing power0.5491 TFLOPS0.6013 TFLOPS
ROPs816
TMUs2432

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0 x8PCI-E 2.0 x 16
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data210 mm
Heightno data4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
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 amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1804 (3608 data rate) MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s57.7 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 outputsMini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.34.2
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan-N/A
Mantle+-
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.

R7 M260X 2.56
GTS 450 3.42
+33.6%

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.

R7 M260X 987
GTS 450 1317
+33.4%

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.

R7 M260X 1903
+0.8%
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.

R7 M260X 7640
GTS 450 9758
+27.7%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

R7 M260X 1396
GTS 450 1545
+10.7%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

R7 M260X 9034
GTS 450 12447
+37.8%

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:

900p21−24
−42.9%
30
+42.9%
Full HD13
−192%
38
+192%
1200p18−21
−50%
27
+50%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.39

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 2−3
Battlefield 5 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−58.3%
18−20
+58.3%
Hitman 3 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
−25%
24−27
+25%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−10.8%
40−45
+10.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 2−3
Battlefield 5 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−58.3%
18−20
+58.3%
Hitman 3 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
−25%
24−27
+25%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−10.8%
40−45
+10.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 2−3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−58.3%
18−20
+58.3%
Hitman 3 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
−25%
24−27
+25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−10.8%
40−45
+10.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Hitman 3 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−40%
21−24
+40%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 1−2

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how R7 M260X and GTS 450 compete in popular games:

  • GTS 450 is 43% faster in 900p
  • GTS 450 is 192% faster in 1080p
  • GTS 450 is 50% faster in 1200p

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTS 450 is 150% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTS 450 is ahead in 51 test (86%)
  • there's a draw in 8 tests (14%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.56 3.42
Recency 6 December 2015 13 September 2010
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

R7 M260X has an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

GTS 450, on the other hand, has a 33.6% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GTS 450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M260X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 M260X is a notebook 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.

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AMD Radeon R7 M260X
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