GeForce GTX 680 vs Radeon Pro 450

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 680 and Radeon Pro 450, 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 GTX 680 stacks up against Radeon Pro 450, check out specs charts below.

Radeon Pro 450 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro 450 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 Pro 450 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 680 Radeon Pro 450
Power consumption (TDP) 195 Watt 35 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2048 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
  Check Price Check Price
  • GeForce GTX 680 has 457% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 450.
  • GeForce GTX 680 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon Pro 450 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 680 has 2046 GB more memory, than Radeon Pro 450.
  • GeForce GTX 680 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro 450 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 680 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon Pro 450 - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 680 is 206 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro 450.
  • GeForce GTX 680 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 450 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 680 is 920 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro 450.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 14−16
ultra / 1080p 21−24 8−9
QHD / 1440p 16−18 3−4
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 27−30
medium / 1080p 40−45 16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 157% more, than Radeon Pro 450.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 680 Radeon Pro 450
Architecture Kepler Polaris
Code name GK104 Polaris 11
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 22 March 2012 27 October 2016
Pipelines 1536 640
Core clock speed 1006 MHz 800 MHz
Boost Clock 1058 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 128.8 billion/sec 32.00
Floating-point performance 3,090.4 gflops 1,024 gflops
Length 10.0" (25.4 cm)
Memory bus width 256-bit GDDR5 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 5080 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB/s 81.28 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 1536
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 121 Mh/s 127 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 15 Mh/s
  Check Price Check Price