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    GeForce GTS 450 vs Radeon R9 M380

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTS 450 and Radeon R9 M380. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTS 450 and Radeon R9 M380. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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    Radeon R9 M380 is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon R9 M380 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 R9 M380 here:

    Radeon R9 M380 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTS 450 Radeon R9 M380
    Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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    • GeForce GTS 450 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M380 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon R9 M380 has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 450.
    • GeForce GTS 450 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M380 - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTS 450 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 M380 - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 450 is 566 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M380.
    • GeForce GTS 450 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M380 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTS 450 is 304 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M380.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 3−4 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 1−2 9−10
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 14−16 30−35
    medium / 1080p 5−6 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 233% more, than GeForce GTS 450.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTS 450 Radeon R9 M380
    Architecture Fermi GCN
    Code name GF106 Strato Pro GDDR5
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 13 September 2010 16 June 2015
    Pipelines 192 768
    Core clock speed 1566 MHz 1000 MHz
    Boost Clock 1000 MHz
    Transistor count 1,170 million 2,080 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 25.1 billion/sec 48.00
    Floating-point performance 601.3 gflops 1,536 gflops
    Length 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1804 (3608 data rate) MHz 1500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 57.7 GB/s 96 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.3
    OpenGL 4.2 4.4
    OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
    Vulkan N/A
    CUDA +
    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 194 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    TrueAudio +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
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