GeForce GTS 450 vs Radeon R9 M280X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 450 and Radeon R9 M280X, 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 M280X, check out specs charts below.

Radeon R9 M280X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M280X 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 R9 M280X here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTS 450 Radeon R9 M280X
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount 1 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 M280X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTS 450 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M280X - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTS 450 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 M280X - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 450 is 666 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M280X.
  • GeForce GTS 450 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M280X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 2−3
ultra / 1080p 1−2 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 14−16
medium / 1080p 5−6 4−5
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 450 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTS 450 Radeon R9 M280X
Architecture Fermi GCN
Code name GF106 Saturn XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 13 September 2010 1 February 2015
Pipelines 192 896
Core clock speed 1566 MHz 900 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 25.1 billion/sec 61.60
Floating-point performance 601.3 gflops 1,792 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 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
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 Not Listed
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 large
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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