GeForce GTS 450 vs Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) with GeForce GTS 450, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
2020
15 Watt
9.05
+165%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms GTS 450 by a whopping 165% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking481730
Place by popularity34not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.66
Power efficiency41.362.21
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameVegaGF106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2020 (4 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 cores512192
Core clock speedno data783 MHz
Boost clock speed2100 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt106 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data100 °C
Texture fill rateno data25.06
Floating-point processing powerno data0.6013 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data32

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
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data210 mm
Heightno data4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data1 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1804 (3608 data rate) MHz
Memory bandwidthno data57.7 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 dataMini 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.

DirectX12_112 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.2
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-N/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.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 9.05
+165%
GTS 450 3.42

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.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 5891
+212%
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.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 22428
+130%
GTS 450 9758

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.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 3743
+142%
GTS 450 1545

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.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 27084
+118%
GTS 450 12447

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:

900p75−80
+150%
30
−150%
Full HD22
−72.7%
38
+72.7%
1200p70−75
+159%
27
−159%
1440p16
+167%
6−7
−167%
4K9
+200%
3−4
−200%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.39
1440pno data21.50
4Kno data43.00

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 19
+217%
6−7
−217%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20
+900%
2−3
−900%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+300%
7−8
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
+133%
6−7
−133%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+200%
7−8
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+189%
9−10
−189%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+221%
18−20
−221%
Hitman 3 15
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+104%
24−27
−104%
Metro Exodus 35
+600%
5−6
−600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 33
+267%
9−10
−267%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 36
+157%
14−16
−157%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+46.3%
40−45
−46.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16
+700%
2−3
−700%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+300%
7−8
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+200%
7−8
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+189%
9−10
−189%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+221%
18−20
−221%
Hitman 3 15
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+104%
24−27
−104%
Metro Exodus 25
+400%
5−6
−400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+178%
9−10
−178%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+66.7%
14−16
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+46.3%
40−45
−46.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14
+600%
2−3
−600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+50%
6−7
−50%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+200%
7−8
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+221%
18−20
−221%
Hitman 3 14
+75%
8−9
−75%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24
−4.2%
24−27
+4.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 23
+64.3%
14−16
−64.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
−7.1%
14−16
+7.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
−242%
40−45
+242%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21
+133%
9−10
−133%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+200%
6−7
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 11
+175%
4−5
−175%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
+150%
2−3
−150%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+3800%
1−2
−3800%
Hitman 3 10
+25%
8−9
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20
+150%
8−9
−150%
Metro Exodus 17
+183%
6−7
−183%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16
+167%
6−7
−167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 59
+181%
21−24
−181%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 13
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Hitman 3 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+208%
12−14
−208%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9
+200%
3−4
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and GTS 450 compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 150% faster in 900p
  • GTS 450 is 73% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 159% faster in 1200p
  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 167% faster in 1440p
  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 200% faster in 4K

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 3800% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTS 450 is 242% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is ahead in 60 tests (95%)
  • GTS 450 is ahead in 3 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.05 3.42
Recency 7 January 2020 13 September 2010
Chip lithography 7 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 106 Watt

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has a 164.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 606.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 450 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook card while GeForce GTS 450 is a desktop one.


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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
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