GeForce GTS 450 vs Radeon HD 4870 X2

In this comparison between GeForce GTS 450 and Radeon HD 4870 X2 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 HD 4870 X2 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTS 450 Radeon HD 4870 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt 286 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 has 169% 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 Radeon HD 4870 X2 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTS 450 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 450 is 866 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
  • GeForce GTS 450 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 is 259 mm longer, than GeForce GTS 450.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 X2 is 1796 MHz higher, than GeForce GTS 450.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 3−4
ultra / 1080p 1−2 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 14−16
medium / 1080p 5−6 6−7
GeForce GTS 450 and Radeon HD 4870 X2 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTS 450 Radeon HD 4870 X2
Architecture Fermi TeraScale
Code name GF106 R700
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 13 September 2010 12 August 2008
Pipelines 192 800
Core clock speed 1566 MHz 700 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 25.1 billion/sec 28.00
Floating-point performance 601.3 gflops 2x 1,120.0 gflops
Length 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm) 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1804 (3608 data rate) MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57.7 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 5.1 4.1
OpenGL 4.2 3.3
OpenCL 1.1 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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