GeForce GTS 450 vs Quadro FX 3800
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 450 and Quadro FX 3800, 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 Quadro FX 3800, check out specs charts below.
Quadro FX 3800
Main Specs
GeForce GTS 450
Quadro FX 3800
Power consumption (TDP)
106 Watt
108 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
6-pin
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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Quadro FX 3800 has 1% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 450.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTS 450 and Quadro FX 3800 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTS 450 is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro FX 3800 - with Tesla 2.0.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 450 is 966 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 3800.
GeForce GTS 450 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro FX 3800 - by 55 nm process technology.
Quadro FX 3800 is 190 mm longer, than GeForce GTS 450.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTS 450 is 204 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 3800.
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
0−1
ultra / 1080p
1−2
0−1
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
10−11
medium / 1080p
5−6
1−2
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 450 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p
8−9
−
ultra / 1080p
6−7
2−3
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
20−22
9−10
medium / 1080p
8−9
2−3
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 450 in Battlefield 5 is 200% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 3800 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 11% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p
120−130
100−110
medium / 768p
95−100
75−80
ultra / 1080p
45−50
30−35
QHD / 1440p
24−27
−
4K / 2160p
−
9−10
high / 768p
70−75
50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 450 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 28% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p
70−75
70−75
ultra / 1080p
20−22
12−14
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 450 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p
75−80
65−70
medium / 768p
55−60
40−45
ultra / 1080p
30−33
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 450 in Dota 2 is 34% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p
4−5
1−2
ultra / 1080p
4−5
−
4K / 2160p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
7−8
medium / 1080p
5−6
2−3
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 450 in Far Cry 5 is 166% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p
12−14
−
ultra / 1080p
7−8
−
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
low / 720p
55−60
40−45
medium / 1080p
16−18
4−5
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 450 in Fortnite is 60% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p
7−8
1−2
ultra / 1080p
6−7
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
12−14
medium / 1080p
9−10
4−5
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 450 in Forza Horizon 4 is 116% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p
50−55
35−40
high / 1080p
9−10
1−2
ultra / 1080p
4−5
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
40−45
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 450 in Grand Theft Auto V is 47% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p
2−3
0−1
ultra / 1080p
0−1
0−1
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
8−9
1−2
medium / 1080p
4−5
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 450 in Metro Exodus is 700% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p
85−90
85−90
high / 1080p
65−70
50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 450 in Minecraft is 10% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
low / 720p
27−30
21−24
medium / 1080p
14−16
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 450 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 12% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p
6−7
−
ultra / 1080p
4−5
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
8−9
2−3
medium / 1080p
8−9
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 450 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 300% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p
18−20
4−5
medium / 768p
12−14
−
high / 1080p
6−7
2−3
ultra / 1080p
4−5
−
4K / 2160p
1−2
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 450 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 300% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p
70−75
65−70
medium / 768p
35−40
30−35
ultra / 1080p
16−18
10−12
high / 768p
30−35
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 450 in World of Tanks is 14% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
Full Specs
GeForce GTS 450
Quadro FX 3800
Architecture
Fermi
Tesla 2.0
Code name
GF106
GT200B
Type
Desktop
Workstation
Release date
13 September 2010
30 March 2009
Pipelines
192
192
Core clock speed
1566 MHz
600 MHz
Transistor count
1,170 million
1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
55 nm
Texture fill rate
25.1 billion/sec
38.40
Floating-point performance
601.3 gflops
462.3 gflops
Length
8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
198 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1804 (3608 data rate) MHz
1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth
57.7 GB/s
51.2 GB/s
DirectX
12 (11_0)
11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model
5.1
4.0
OpenGL
4.2
3.3
OpenCL
1.1
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
N/A
CUDA
+
1.3
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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