GeForce GTS 450 vs Radeon HD 4850 X2
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 450 and Radeon HD 4850 X2, 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 HD 4850 X2, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 4850 X2
Main Specs
GeForce GTS 450
Radeon HD 4850 X2
Power consumption (TDP)
106 Watt
250 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
6-pin
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
512 MB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
4x DVI, 1x S-Video
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Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 135% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 450.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 511 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 450.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTS 450 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 - with TeraScale.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 450 is 941 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
GeForce GTS 450 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 4850 X2 is 259 mm longer, than GeForce GTS 450.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4850 X2 is 186 MHz higher, than GeForce GTS 450.
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
3−4
ultra / 1080p
1−2
2−3
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
14−16
medium / 1080p
5−6
5−6
GeForce GTS 450 and Radeon HD 4850 X2 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p
8−9
−
ultra / 1080p
6−7
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
20−22
18−20
medium / 1080p
8−9
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 450 in Battlefield 5 is 9% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 450 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 12% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
95−100
90−95
ultra / 1080p
45−50
40−45
QHD / 1440p
24−27
24−27
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
high / 768p
70−75
65−70
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 450 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 4% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p
70−75
80−85
ultra / 1080p
20−22
14−16
medium / 1080p
40−45
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 X2 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p
75−80
75−80
medium / 768p
55−60
50−55
ultra / 1080p
30−33
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 450 in Dota 2 is 5% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
high / 1080p
4−5
5−6
ultra / 1080p
4−5
−
4K / 2160p
1−2
2−3
low / 720p
14−16
14−16
medium / 1080p
5−6
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 X2 in Far Cry 5 is 16% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
7−8
7−8
QHD / 1440p
4−5
−
low / 720p
55−60
50−55
medium / 1080p
16−18
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 450 in Fortnite is 4% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
high / 1080p
7−8
7−8
ultra / 1080p
6−7
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
20−22
medium / 1080p
9−10
9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 450 in Forza Horizon 4 is 8% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
9−10
8−9
ultra / 1080p
4−5
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
40−45
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 450 in Grand Theft Auto V is 3% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
high / 1080p
2−3
3−4
ultra / 1080p
0−1
1−2
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
8−9
8−9
medium / 1080p
4−5
4−5
GeForce GTS 450 and Radeon HD 4850 X2 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p
85−90
85−90
high / 1080p
65−70
85−90
ultra / 1080p
−
80−85
medium / 1080p
−
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 X2 in Minecraft is 12% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
low / 720p
27−30
27−30
medium / 1080p
14−16
14−16
GeForce GTS 450 and Radeon HD 4850 X2 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p
6−7
−
ultra / 1080p
4−5
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
8−9
8−9
medium / 1080p
8−9
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 X2 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 33% more, than GeForce GTS 450.
low / 768p
18−20
16−18
medium / 768p
12−14
12−14
high / 1080p
6−7
6−7
ultra / 1080p
4−5
5−6
4K / 2160p
1−2
−
GeForce GTS 450 and Radeon HD 4850 X2 have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p
70−75
70−75
medium / 768p
35−40
35−40
ultra / 1080p
16−18
16−18
high / 768p
30−35
30−35
GeForce GTS 450 and Radeon HD 4850 X2 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.
Full Specs
GeForce GTS 450
Radeon HD 4850 X2
Architecture
Fermi
TeraScale
Code name
GF106
R700
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
13 September 2010
7 November 2008
Pipelines
192
800
Core clock speed
1566 MHz
625 MHz
Transistor count
1,170 million
956 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
55 nm
Texture fill rate
25.1 billion/sec
25.00
Floating-point performance
601.3 gflops
2x 1,000.0 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
1990 MHz
Memory bandwidth
57.7 GB/s
63.68 GB/s
DirectX
12 (11_0)
10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model
5.1
4.1
OpenGL
4.2
3.3
OpenCL
1.1
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
N/A
CUDA
+
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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