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    GeForce GTS 450 vs Radeon R9 280X

    When choosing between GeForce GTS 450 and Radeon R9 280X, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between GeForce GTS 450 and Radeon R9 280X.
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    Main Specs

      GeForce GTS 450 Radeon R9 280X
    Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt 250 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 6-pin 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 3 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 280X has 135% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 450.
    • GeForce GTS 450 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 280X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon R9 280X has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 450.
    • Both cards are used in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTS 450 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 280X - with GCN.
    • GeForce GTS 450 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280X - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Radeon R9 280X is 267 mm longer, than GeForce GTS 450.

    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 R9 280X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than GeForce GTS 450.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTS 450 Radeon R9 280X
    Architecture Fermi GCN
    Code name GF106 Thaiti XTL
    Type Desktop Desktop
    Release date 13 September 2010 8 October 2013
    Pipelines 192 2048
    Core clock speed 1566 MHz
    Boost Clock 1000 MHz
    Transistor count 1,170 million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 25.1 billion/sec 128.0
    Floating-point performance 601.3 gflops 4,096 gflops
    Length 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm) 275 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1804 (3608 data rate) MHz
    Memory bandwidth 57.7 GB/s 288 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.2 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan N/A +
    CUDA +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.5 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 192
    Bus support PCI-E 2.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0
    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 494 Mh/s
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.42 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 285 Sol/s
    AppAcceleration +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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