GeForce GTS 450 vs Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 450 and Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTS 450 stacks up against Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU, check out specs charts below.
Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTS 450
Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU
Power consumption (TDP)
106 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
DDR4
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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GeForce GTS 450 is used in Desktops, and Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU - in Laptops.
GeForce GTS 450 is build with Fermi architecture, and Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU - with Gen. 11 Ice Lake.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 450 is 1266 MHz higher, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.
GeForce GTS 450 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU - by 10 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
3−4
9−10
ultra / 1080p
1−2
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
21−24
medium / 1080p
5−6
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p
8−9
14−16
ultra / 1080p
6−7
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
20−22
30−35
medium / 1080p
8−9
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU in Battlefield 5 is 72% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTS 450 and Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
160−170
medium / 768p
95−100
130−140
ultra / 1080p
45−50
65−70
QHD / 1440p
24−27
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
high / 768p
70−75
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 39% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
20−22
24−27
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 450 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.
low / 768p
75−80
90−95
medium / 768p
55−60
70−75
ultra / 1080p
30−33
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU in Dota 2 is 25% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p
4−5
10−12
ultra / 1080p
4−5
10−11
4K / 2160p
1−2
4−5
low / 720p
14−16
24−27
medium / 1080p
5−6
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU in Far Cry 5 is 100% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p
12−14
18−20
ultra / 1080p
7−8
12−14
QHD / 1440p
4−5
−
low / 720p
55−60
70−75
medium / 1080p
16−18
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU in Fortnite is 47% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p
7−8
16−18
ultra / 1080p
6−7
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
21−24
30−35
medium / 1080p
9−10
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU in Forza Horizon 4 is 81% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p
50−55
60−65
medium / 768p
−
55−60
high / 1080p
9−10
18−20
ultra / 1080p
4−5
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
40−45
−
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU in Grand Theft Auto V is 36% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p
2−3
6−7
ultra / 1080p
0−1
4−5
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
8−9
18−20
medium / 1080p
4−5
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU in Metro Exodus is 120% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p
85−90
100−110
high / 1080p
65−70
95−100
ultra / 1080p
−
85−90
medium / 1080p
−
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU in Minecraft is 31% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
40−45
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 38% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p
6−7
12−14
ultra / 1080p
4−5
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
8−9
16−18
medium / 1080p
8−9
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 71% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p
18−20
30−35
medium / 768p
12−14
21−24
high / 1080p
6−7
12−14
ultra / 1080p
4−5
7−8
4K / 2160p
1−2
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 100% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p
70−75
90−95
medium / 768p
35−40
50−55
ultra / 1080p
16−18
24−27
high / 768p
30−35
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU in World of Tanks is 35% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
Full Specs
GeForce GTS 450
Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU
Architecture
Fermi
Gen. 11 Ice Lake
Code name
GF106
Ice Lake G4 Gen. 11
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
13 September 2010
28 May 2019
Pipelines
192
48
Core clock speed
1566 MHz
300 MHz
Boost Clock
1100 MHz
Transistor count
1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
10 nm
Texture fill rate
25.1 billion/sec
Floating-point performance
601.3 gflops
Length
8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
Memory bus width
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1804 (3608 data rate) MHz
Memory bandwidth
57.7 GB/s
Shared memory
+
DirectX
12 (11_0)
DirectX 12_1
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.2
OpenCL
1.1
Vulkan
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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
40 Mh/s
Quick Sync
+
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