GeForce GTS 450 vs GRID M60 1Q

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 450 and GRID M60 1Q, 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 GRID M60 1Q, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTS 450 GRID M60 1Q
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GRID M60 1Q has 112% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 450.
  • GeForce GTS 450 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GRID M60 1Q uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTS 450 and GRID M60 1Q have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTS 450 is build with Fermi architecture, and GRID M60 1Q - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 450 is 1009 MHz higher, than GRID M60 1Q.
  • GeForce GTS 450 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GRID M60 1Q - by 28 nm process technology.
  • GRID M60 1Q is 259 mm longer, than GeForce GTS 450.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID M60 1Q is 3208 MHz higher, than GeForce GTS 450.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 21−24
ultra / 1080p 1−2 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 14−16 40−45
medium / 1080p 5−6 27−30
The average gaming FPS of GRID M60 1Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 333% more, than GeForce GTS 450.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTS 450 GRID M60 1Q
Architecture Fermi Maxwell 2.0
Code name GF106 GM204
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 13 September 2010 30 August 2015
Pipelines 192 2048
Core clock speed 1566 MHz 557 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 25.1 billion/sec 150.8
Floating-point performance 601.3 gflops 4,833 gflops
Length 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm) 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1804 (3608 data rate) MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57.7 GB/s 160.4 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA + 5.2
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
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