GeForce GTS 450 vs Radeon HD 6870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 450 and Radeon HD 6870, 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 Radeon HD 6870, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTS 450	Radeon HD 6870
Power consumption (TDP)	106 Watt	151 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6870 has 42% 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 6870 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTS 450 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6870 - with Terascale 2.
GeForce GTS 450 and Radeon HD 6870 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6870 is 212 mm longer, than GeForce GTS 450.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTS 450 is 754 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6870.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	3−4	10−12
ultra / 1080p	1−2	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	14−16	24−27
medium / 1080p	5−6	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 133% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p	8−9	18−20
ultra / 1080p	6−7	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	20−22	35−40
medium / 1080p	8−9	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Battlefield 5 is 109% 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 Radeon HD 6870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	120−130	180−190
medium / 768p	95−100	140−150
ultra / 1080p	45−50	75−80
QHD / 1440p	24−27	40−45
4K / 2160p	−	30−33
high / 768p	70−75	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 54% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	20−22	30−33
medium / 1080p	40−45	45−50
GeForce GTS 450 and Radeon HD 6870 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	75−80	95−100
medium / 768p	55−60	75−80
ultra / 1080p	30−33	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Dota 2 is 36% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p	4−5	12−14
ultra / 1080p	4−5	12−14
4K / 2160p	1−2	5−6
low / 720p	14−16	27−30
medium / 1080p	5−6	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Far Cry 5 is 150% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p	12−14	20−22
ultra / 1080p	7−8	14−16
QHD / 1440p	4−5	−
low / 720p	55−60	80−85
medium / 1080p	16−18	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Fortnite is 69% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p	7−8	18−20
ultra / 1080p	6−7	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	5−6
low / 720p	21−24	40−45
medium / 1080p	9−10	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 118% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p	50−55	70−75
medium / 768p	−	60−65
high / 1080p	9−10	21−24
ultra / 1080p	4−5	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 54% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p	2−3	7−8
ultra / 1080p	0−1	5−6
4K / 2160p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	8−9	21−24
medium / 1080p	4−5	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Metro Exodus is 160% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p	85−90	100−110
high / 1080p	65−70	−
ultra / 1080p	−	90−95
medium / 1080p	−	100−105
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Minecraft is 20% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	12−14	16−18
low / 720p	27−30	45−50
medium / 1080p	14−16	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 61% 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	20−22
medium / 1080p	8−9	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 85% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p	18−20	40−45
medium / 768p	12−14	24−27
high / 1080p	6−7	14−16
ultra / 1080p	4−5	8−9
4K / 2160p	1−2	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 137% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p	70−75	95−100
medium / 768p	35−40	55−60
ultra / 1080p	16−18	27−30
high / 768p	30−35	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in World of Tanks is 46% more, than GeForce GTS 450.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTS 450	Radeon HD 6870
Architecture	Fermi	Terascale 2
Code name	GF106	RV940 Barts
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	13 September 2010	22 October 2010
Pipelines	192	1120
Core clock speed	1566 MHz
Boost Clock		900 MHz
Transistor count	1,170 million	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	25.1 billion/sec	50.40
Floating-point performance	601.3 gflops	2,016.0 gflops
Length	8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)	220 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1804 (3608 data rate) MHz	1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth	57.7 GB/s	134.4 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.2	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
CUDA	+
CUDA cores	192
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0 x 16	PCIe 2.0 x16
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	213 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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GeForce GTS 450 vs Radeon HD 6870

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