GeForce GTS 450 vs Radeon E8860

In this comparison between GeForce GTS 450 and Radeon E8860 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 GeForce GTS 450 will be the best choice, for others Radeon E8860 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTS 450 Radeon E8860
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt 37 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTS 450 has 186% more power consumption, than Radeon E8860.
  • GeForce GTS 450 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon E8860 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon E8860 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 450.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTS 450 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon E8860 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 450 is 991 MHz higher, than Radeon E8860.
  • GeForce GTS 450 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon E8860 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon E8860 is 2696 MHz higher, than GeForce GTS 450.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 7−8
ultra / 1080p 1−2 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 18−20
medium / 1080p 5−6 9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon E8860 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than GeForce GTS 450.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTS 450 Radeon E8860
Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
Code name GF106 Venus
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 13 September 2010 25 January 2014
Pipelines 192 640
Core clock speed 1566 MHz 575 MHz
Boost Clock 625 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 25.1 billion/sec 25.00
Floating-point performance 601.3 gflops 800.0 gflops
Length 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1804 (3608 data rate) MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57.7 GB/s 72 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
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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