GeForce GTS 450 vs Radeon R9 290X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 450 and Radeon R9 290X, 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 R9 290X, check out specs charts below.
Main Specs
GeForce GTS 450
Radeon R9 290X
Power consumption (TDP)
106 Watt
250 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
6-pin
1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 290X has 135% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 450.
GeForce GTS 450 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 290X has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 450.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTS 450 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
GeForce GTS 450 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 290X - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 290X is 267 mm longer, than GeForce GTS 450.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTS 450 is 554 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 290X.
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
35−40
ultra / 1080p
1−2
24−27
QHD / 1440p
0−1
18−20
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
14−16
60−65
medium / 1080p
5−6
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 616% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p
8−9
60−65
ultra / 1080p
6−7
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
20−22
110−120
medium / 1080p
8−9
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Battlefield 5 is 572% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p
120−130
250−260
medium / 768p
95−100
220−230
ultra / 1080p
45−50
190−200
QHD / 1440p
24−27
110−120
4K / 2160p
−
70−75
high / 768p
70−75
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 175% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p
70−75
60−65
ultra / 1080p
20−22
−
medium / 1080p
40−45
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p
75−80
120−130
medium / 768p
55−60
110−120
ultra / 1080p
30−33
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Dota 2 is 109% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p
4−5
45−50
ultra / 1080p
4−5
45−50
QHD / 1440p
−
30−35
4K / 2160p
1−2
16−18
low / 720p
14−16
85−90
medium / 1080p
5−6
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Far Cry 5 is 733% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p
12−14
65−70
ultra / 1080p
7−8
50−55
QHD / 1440p
4−5
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
55−60
180−190
medium / 1080p
16−18
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Fortnite is 384% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p
7−8
65−70
ultra / 1080p
6−7
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
24−27
low / 720p
21−24
110−120
medium / 1080p
9−10
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Forza Horizon 4 is 581% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p
50−55
140−150
medium / 768p
−
130−140
high / 1080p
9−10
75−80
ultra / 1080p
4−5
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
24−27
medium / 720p
40−45
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Grand Theft Auto V is 286% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p
2−3
27−30
ultra / 1080p
0−1
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
18−20
4K / 2160p
0−1
9−10
low / 720p
8−9
70−75
medium / 1080p
4−5
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Metro Exodus is 820% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p
85−90
130−140
high / 1080p
65−70
−
medium / 1080p
−
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Minecraft is 55% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
100−110
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 155% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p
6−7
27−30
ultra / 1080p
4−5
18−20
QHD / 1440p
0−1
12−14
4K / 2160p
−
8−9
low / 720p
8−9
70−75
medium / 1080p
8−9
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 457% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p
18−20
140−150
medium / 768p
12−14
90−95
high / 1080p
6−7
50−55
ultra / 1080p
4−5
27−30
4K / 2160p
1−2
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 737% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p
70−75
90−95
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
16−18
55−60
high / 768p
30−35
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in World of Tanks is 66% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
Full Specs
GeForce GTS 450
Radeon R9 290X
Architecture
Fermi
GCN
Code name
GF106
Hawaii XT
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
13 September 2010
24 October 2013
Pipelines
192
2816
Core clock speed
1566 MHz
Boost Clock
947 MHz
Transistor count
1,170 million
6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
25.1 billion/sec
176.0
Floating-point performance
601.3 gflops
5,632 gflops
Length
8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
275 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
512 Bit
Memory clock speed
1804 (3608 data rate) MHz
1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth
57.7 GB/s
320 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
6.3
OpenGL
4.2
4.6
OpenCL
1.1
2.0
Vulkan
N/A
+
CUDA
+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.76 kh/s
FreeSync
+
CUDA cores
192
Bus support
PCI-E 2.0 x 16
PCIe 3.0
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
623 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
TrueAudio
+
Design
reference
DisplayPort support
+
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
Decred / DCR (Decred)
1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
25.75 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
350 Sol/s
AppAcceleration
+
LiquidVR
+
TressFX
+
UVD
+
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