GeForce GTS 450 vs Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire

In this comparison between GeForce GTS 450 and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTS 450 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire 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 Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTS 450 Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2x2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 450.
  • GeForce GTS 450 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTS 450 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 450 is 851 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire.
  • GeForce GTS 450 and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTS 450 is 904 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire.

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 Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than GeForce GTS 450.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTS 450 Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire
Architecture Fermi Terascale 2
Code name GF106 Blackcomb XTX
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 13 September 2010 12 July 2011
Pipelines 192 2240
Core clock speed 1566 MHz 715 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 25.1 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 601.3 gflops
Length 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1804 (3608 data rate) MHz 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57.7 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.2
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan 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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 40 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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