GeForce GTS 450 vs Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 450 and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri, 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 R7 384 Cores Kaveri, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri
Main Specs
GeForce GTS 450
Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri
Power consumption (TDP)
106 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTS 450 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri - with GCN.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 450 is 846 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
GeForce GTS 450 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri - by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
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 R7 384 Cores Kaveri in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p
8−9
12−14
ultra / 1080p
6−7
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
20−22
27−30
medium / 1080p
8−9
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri in Battlefield 5 is 45% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p
120−130
140−150
medium / 768p
95−100
110−120
ultra / 1080p
45−50
55−60
QHD / 1440p
24−27
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
high / 768p
70−75
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 19% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
20−22
21−24
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 450 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p
75−80
85−90
medium / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
30−33
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri in Dota 2 is 12% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p
4−5
9−10
ultra / 1080p
4−5
8−9
4K / 2160p
1−2
4−5
low / 720p
14−16
21−24
medium / 1080p
5−6
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri in Far Cry 5 is 83% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p
12−14
16−18
ultra / 1080p
7−8
10−12
QHD / 1440p
4−5
−
low / 720p
55−60
65−70
medium / 1080p
16−18
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri in Fortnite is 30% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p
7−8
12−14
ultra / 1080p
6−7
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
21−24
27−30
medium / 1080p
9−10
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri in Forza Horizon 4 is 54% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p
50−55
55−60
medium / 768p
−
45−50
high / 1080p
9−10
14−16
ultra / 1080p
4−5
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
40−45
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri in Grand Theft Auto V is 18% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p
2−3
5−6
ultra / 1080p
0−1
3−4
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
8−9
14−16
medium / 1080p
4−5
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri in Metro Exodus is 80% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p
85−90
95−100
high / 1080p
65−70
90−95
ultra / 1080p
−
80−85
medium / 1080p
−
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri in Minecraft is 23% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
35−40
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 27% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p
6−7
−
ultra / 1080p
4−5
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
8−9
14−16
medium / 1080p
8−9
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 57% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p
18−20
27−30
medium / 768p
12−14
18−20
high / 1080p
6−7
10−11
ultra / 1080p
4−5
7−8
4K / 2160p
1−2
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 75% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p
70−75
85−90
medium / 768p
35−40
45−50
ultra / 1080p
16−18
21−24
high / 768p
30−35
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri in World of Tanks is 23% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
Full Specs
GeForce GTS 450
Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri
Architecture
Fermi
GCN
Code name
GF106
Kaveri Spectre
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
13 September 2010
14 January 2014
Pipelines
192
384
Core clock speed
1566 MHz
720 MHz
Transistor count
1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
25.1 billion/sec
Floating-point performance
601.3 gflops
Length
8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
Memory bus width
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1804 (3608 data rate) MHz
Memory bandwidth
57.7 GB/s
Shared memory
+
DirectX
12 (11_0)
DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.2
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.2
OpenCL
1.1
Vulkan
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
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