GeForce GTS 450 vs Quadro FX 3800

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 450 and Quadro FX 3800, 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 Quadro FX 3800, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTS 450 Quadro FX 3800
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt 108 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro FX 3800 has 1% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 450.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTS 450 and Quadro FX 3800 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTS 450 is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro FX 3800 - with Tesla 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 450 is 966 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 3800.
  • GeForce GTS 450 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro FX 3800 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Quadro FX 3800 is 190 mm longer, than GeForce GTS 450.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTS 450 is 204 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 3800.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 0−1
ultra / 1080p 1−2 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 10−11
medium / 1080p 5−6 1−2
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 450 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Quadro FX 3800.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTS 450 Quadro FX 3800
Architecture Fermi Tesla 2.0
Code name GF106 GT200B
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 13 September 2010 30 March 2009
Pipelines 192 192
Core clock speed 1566 MHz 600 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 25.1 billion/sec 38.40
Floating-point performance 601.3 gflops 462.3 gflops
Length 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm) 198 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1804 (3608 data rate) MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57.7 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 5.1 4.0
OpenGL 4.2 3.3
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA + 1.3
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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