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    GeForce GTS 450 vs GeForce GTX 970M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTS 450 and GeForce GTX 970M. 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 GeForce GTX 970M. 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.
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    GeForce GTX 970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 970M 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 GeForce GTX 970M here:

    GeForce GTX 970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTS 450 GeForce GTX 970M
    Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors 6-pin None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 6 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 GeForce GTX 970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 970M has 5 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 450.
    • GeForce GTS 450 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 970M - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTS 450 is build with Fermi architecture, and GeForce GTX 970M - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 450 is 642 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970M.
    • GeForce GTS 450 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 970M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 970M is 696 MHz higher, than GeForce GTS 450.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 3−4 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 1−2 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 14−16 60−65
    medium / 1080p 5−6 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than GeForce GTS 450.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTS 450 GeForce GTX 970M
    Architecture Fermi Maxwell
    Code name GF106 GM204
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 13 September 2010 7 October 2014
    Pipelines 192 1280
    Core clock speed 1566 MHz 924 MHz
    Boost Clock 1038 MHz
    Transistor count 1,170 million 5,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 25.1 billion/sec 83.04
    Floating-point performance 601.3 gflops 2,657 gflops
    Length 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 192 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1804 (3608 data rate) MHz 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 57.7 GB/s 120 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.4
    OpenGL 4.2 4.5
    OpenCL 1.1 1.1
    Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
    CUDA + +
    CUDA cores 192 1280
    Bus support PCI-E 2.0 x 16 PCI Express 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 314 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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