FirePro V5900 vs GeForce GTS 450

In this comparison between FirePro V5900 and GeForce GTS 450 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro V5900 will be the best choice, for others GeForce GTS 450 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro V5900 GeForce GTS 450
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 106 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • GeForce GTS 450 has 41% more power consumption, than FirePro V5900.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro V5900 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 450.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro V5900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and GeForce GTS 450 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 450 is 966 MHz higher, than FirePro V5900.
  • FirePro V5900 and GeForce GTS 450 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • FirePro V5900 is 222 mm longer, than GeForce GTS 450.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro V5900 is 196 MHz higher, than GeForce GTS 450.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 3−4
ultra / 1080p 2−3 1−2
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 14−16
medium / 1080p 7−8 5−6
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V5900 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than GeForce GTS 450.

Full Specs

  FirePro V5900 GeForce GTS 450
Architecture TeraScale 3 Fermi
Code name Cayman GF106
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 24 May 2011 13 September 2010
Pipelines 512 192
Core clock speed 600 MHz 1566 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 19.20 25.1 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 614.4 gflops 601.3 gflops
Length 230 mm 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 1804 (3608 data rate) MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 57.7 GB/s
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.2
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 192
Bus support PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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