GeForce GTS 450 vs Radeon HD 7690M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTS 450 and Radeon HD 7690M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTS 450 and Radeon HD 7690M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon HD 7690M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7690M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon HD 7690M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTS 450 Radeon HD 7690M
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt 20 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5/DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTS 450 has 430% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7690M.
  • GeForce GTS 450 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7690M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTS 450 and Radeon HD 7690M have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • GeForce GTS 450 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7690M - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTS 450 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7690M - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 450 is 966 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7690M.
  • GeForce GTS 450 and Radeon HD 7690M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7690M is 1796 MHz higher, than GeForce GTS 450.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 2−3
ultra / 1080p 1−2 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 12−14
medium / 1080p 5−6 4−5
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 450 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTS 450 Radeon HD 7690M
Architecture Fermi Terascale 2
Code name GF106 Thames XT / XTX
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 13 September 2010 7 June 2011
Pipelines 192 480
Core clock speed 1566 MHz 600 MHz
Boost Clock 725 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 716 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 25.1 billion/sec 17.40
Floating-point performance 601.3 gflops 696.0 gflops
Length 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1804 (3608 data rate) MHz 3600/1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57.7 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.2 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 40 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
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