GeForce GTS 450 vs Radeon HD 6970

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 450 and Radeon HD 6970, 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 6970, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTS 450	Radeon HD 6970
Power consumption (TDP)	106 Watt	550 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6970 has 418% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 450.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon HD 6970 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 HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
GeForce GTS 450 and Radeon HD 6970 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6970 is 259 mm longer, than GeForce GTS 450.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTS 450 is 429 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	3−4	14−16
ultra / 1080p	1−2	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	14−16	30−35
medium / 1080p	5−6	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 216% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p	8−9	24−27
ultra / 1080p	6−7	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	20−22	50−55
medium / 1080p	8−9	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Battlefield 5 is 190% 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 6970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	120−130	210−220
medium / 768p	95−100	180−190
ultra / 1080p	45−50	95−100
QHD / 1440p	24−27	50−55
4K / 2160p	−	30−33
high / 768p	70−75	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 90% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	20−22	40−45
medium / 1080p	40−45	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 8% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p	75−80	110−120
medium / 768p	55−60	90−95
ultra / 1080p	30−33	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Dota 2 is 63% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p	4−5	18−20
ultra / 1080p	4−5	16−18
4K / 2160p	1−2	6−7
low / 720p	14−16	35−40
medium / 1080p	5−6	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Far Cry 5 is 216% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p	12−14	24−27
ultra / 1080p	7−8	18−20
QHD / 1440p	4−5	16−18
low / 720p	55−60	95−100
medium / 1080p	16−18	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Fortnite is 121% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p	7−8	24−27
ultra / 1080p	6−7	20−22
QHD / 1440p	0−1	9−10
low / 720p	21−24	50−55
medium / 1080p	9−10	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 181% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p	50−55	85−90
medium / 768p	−	75−80
high / 1080p	9−10	30−33
ultra / 1080p	4−5	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 100% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p	2−3	9−10
ultra / 1080p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	8−9	27−30
medium / 1080p	4−5	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Metro Exodus is 240% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p	85−90	110−120
high / 1080p	65−70	−
ultra / 1080p	−	100−110
medium / 1080p	−	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Minecraft is 32% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	12−14	18−20
low / 720p	27−30	55−60
medium / 1080p	14−16	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 88% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p	6−7	14−16
ultra / 1080p	4−5	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	8−9	27−30
medium / 1080p	8−9	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 142% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p	18−20	55−60
medium / 768p	12−14	30−35
high / 1080p	6−7	18−20
ultra / 1080p	4−5	10−12
4K / 2160p	1−2	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 212% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p	70−75	100−110
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	16−18	35−40
high / 768p	30−35	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in World of Tanks is 64% more, than GeForce GTS 450.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTS 450	Radeon HD 6970
Architecture	Fermi	Terascale 2
Code name	GF106	Cayman
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	13 September 2010	14 December 2010
Pipelines	192	1536
Core clock speed	1566 MHz
Boost Clock		880 MHz
Transistor count	1,170 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	25.1 billion/sec	84.48
Floating-point performance	601.3 gflops	2,703.4 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	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	57.7 GB/s
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	273 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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GeForce GTS 450 vs Radeon HD 6970

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