GeForce GTS 450 vs Quadro M2000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 450 and Quadro M2000, 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 M2000, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTS 450 Quadro M2000
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 4x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTS 450 has 41% more power consumption, than Quadro M2000.
  • GeForce GTS 450 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro M2000 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro M2000 has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 450.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTS 450 is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro M2000 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 450 is 770 MHz higher, than Quadro M2000.
  • GeForce GTS 450 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro M2000 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Quadro M2000 is 193 mm longer, than GeForce GTS 450.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M2000 is 4808 MHz higher, than GeForce GTS 450.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 21−24
ultra / 1080p 1−2 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 14−16 40−45
medium / 1080p 5−6 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 316% more, than GeForce GTS 450.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTS 450 Quadro M2000
Architecture Fermi Maxwell 2.0
Code name GF106 GM206
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 13 September 2010 8 April 2016
Pipelines 192 768
Core clock speed 1566 MHz 796 MHz
Boost Clock 1163 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 25.1 billion/sec 55.82
Floating-point performance 601.3 gflops 1,812 gflops
Length 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm) 201 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1804 (3608 data rate) MHz 6612 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57.7 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5
OpenGL 4.2 4.5
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A +
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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 40 Mh/s 215 Mh/s
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
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