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    GeForce GTS 450 vs Radeon R9 380

    In this comparison between GeForce GTS 450 and Radeon R9 380 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 R9 380 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    Main Specs

      GeForce GTS 450 Radeon R9 380
    Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt 190 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 6-pin 2 x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 380 has 79% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 450.
    • GeForce GTS 450 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 380 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon R9 380 has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 450.
    • Both cards are used in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTS 450 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 380 - with GCN.
    • GeForce GTS 450 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 380 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Radeon R9 380 is 213 mm longer, than GeForce GTS 450.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTS 450 is 834 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380.

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

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTS 450 Radeon R9 380
    Architecture Fermi GCN
    Code name GF106 Tonga Pro
    Type Desktop Desktop
    Release date 13 September 2010 26 June 2015
    Pipelines 192 1792
    Core clock speed 1566 MHz
    Boost Clock 970 MHz
    Transistor count 1,170 million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 25.1 billion/sec 108.6
    Floating-point performance 601.3 gflops 3,476 gflops
    Length 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm) 221 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1804 (3608 data rate) MHz 970 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 57.7 GB/s 182.4 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.3
    OpenGL 4.2 4.5
    OpenCL 1.1 2.0
    Vulkan N/A +
    CUDA +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.48 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 404 Mh/s
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    TrueAudio +
    ZeroCore +
    Mantle +
    Design reference
    Bridgeless CrossFire +
    Number of Eyefinity displays 6
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    VCE +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.66 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 18 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 168.45 Sol/s
    Compute units 28
    Form factor full height / full length / dual slot
    High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
    LiquidVR +
    FRTC +
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