GeForce GTS 450 vs Radeon R9 M270X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 450 and Radeon R9 M270X, 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 M270X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R9 M270X
Main Specs
GeForce GTS 450
Radeon R9 M270X
Power consumption (TDP)
106 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
No outputs
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GeForce GTS 450 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M270X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 M270X 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 M270X - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 450 is 841 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.
GeForce GTS 450 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M270X - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTS 450 is 679 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.
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
6−7
ultra / 1080p
1−2
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
16−18
medium / 1080p
5−6
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p
8−9
10−12
ultra / 1080p
6−7
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
20−22
24−27
medium / 1080p
8−9
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Battlefield 5 is 36% 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 R9 M270X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p
120−130
130−140
medium / 768p
95−100
100−110
ultra / 1080p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
24−27
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
high / 768p
70−75
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 8% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
20−22
18−20
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 450 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 9% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p
75−80
75−80
medium / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
30−33
30−35
GeForce GTS 450 and Radeon R9 M270X have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p
4−5
8−9
ultra / 1080p
4−5
7−8
4K / 2160p
1−2
3−4
low / 720p
14−16
18−20
medium / 1080p
5−6
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Far Cry 5 is 50% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
7−8
10−11
QHD / 1440p
4−5
−
low / 720p
55−60
60−65
medium / 1080p
16−18
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Fortnite is 17% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p
7−8
12−14
ultra / 1080p
6−7
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
21−24
24−27
medium / 1080p
9−10
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Forza Horizon 4 is 36% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
medium / 768p
−
45−50
high / 1080p
9−10
12−14
ultra / 1080p
4−5
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
40−45
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Grand Theft Auto V is 9% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p
2−3
4−5
ultra / 1080p
0−1
3−4
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
8−9
12−14
medium / 1080p
4−5
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Metro Exodus is 60% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
high / 1080p
65−70
85−90
ultra / 1080p
−
80−85
medium / 1080p
−
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Minecraft is 16% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
30−35
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 22% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p
6−7
−
ultra / 1080p
4−5
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
8−9
10−12
medium / 1080p
8−9
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 28% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p
18−20
24−27
medium / 768p
12−14
16−18
high / 1080p
6−7
9−10
ultra / 1080p
4−5
6−7
4K / 2160p
1−2
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 40% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p
70−75
85−90
medium / 768p
35−40
40−45
ultra / 1080p
16−18
18−20
high / 768p
30−35
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in World of Tanks is 17% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
Full Specs
GeForce GTS 450
Radeon R9 M270X
Architecture
Fermi
GCN 1.0
Code name
GF106
Venus
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
13 September 2010
21 March 2014
Pipelines
192
640
Core clock speed
1566 MHz
725 MHz
Boost Clock
775 MHz
Transistor count
1,170 million
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
25.1 billion/sec
31.00
Floating-point performance
601.3 gflops
1,536 gflops
Length
8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1804 (3608 data rate) MHz
1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth
57.7 GB/s
72 GB/s
DirectX
12 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.1
OpenGL
4.2
4.4
OpenCL
1.1
Not Listed
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
+
FreeSync
+
CUDA cores
192
Bus support
PCI-E 2.0 x 16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Height
4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
HDMI
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
Internal
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40 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
Compute units
10
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