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GeForce GTS 450 vs GeForce GTS 450 1GB
Intro
The GeForce GTS 450 uses a 40 nm design. nVidia has clocked the core frequency at 783 MHz. The GDDR5 RAM runs at a speed of 902 MHz on this particular model. It features 192 SPUs as well as 32 TAUs and 16 Rasterization Operator Units.Compare all of that to the GeForce GTS 450 1GB, which has GPU core speed of 783 MHz, and 1024 MB of GDDR5 RAM running at 902 MHz through a 128-bit bus. It also features 192 Stream Processors, 32 TAUs, and 16 ROPs.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Both cards have the same power consumption.Memory Bandwidth
Both cards have the exact same bandwidth, so theoretically they should perform exactly the same. (explain)
Texel Rate
Both cards have the exact same texel fill rate, so in theory they should perform equally good at at AF. (explain)Pixel Rate
Both cards have exactly the same pixel rate, so in theory they should perform equally good at at full screen anti-aliasing, and be capable of handling the same screen resolutions. (explain)
Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.
Price Comparison
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Specifications
| Model | GeForce GTS 450 | GeForce GTS 450 1GB |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | nVidia | nVidia |
| Year | September 2010 | September 2010 |
| Code Name | GF106 | GF106 |
| Memory | 512 MB | 1024 MB |
| Core Speed | 783 MHz | 783 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 3608 MHz | 3608 MHz |
| Power (Max TDP) | 106 watts | 106 watts |
| Bandwidth | 57728 MB/sec | 57728 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 25056 Mtexels/sec | 25056 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 12528 Mpixels/sec | 12528 Mpixels/sec |
| Unified Shaders | 192 | 192 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 32 | 32 |
| Render Output Units | 16 | 16 |
| Bus Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 128-bit | 128-bit |
| Fab Process | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Transistors | 1170 million | 1170 million |
| Bus | PCIe x16 | PCIe x16 |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 11 | DirectX 11 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 4.1 | OpenGL 4.1 |
Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the largest amount of data (measured in MB per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface in a second. The number is calculated by multiplying the interface width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR type RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the card's memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.
Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that are processed in one second. This figure is worked out by multiplying the total number of texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the video card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels per second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the video card can possibly write to its local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the number of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the maximum fill rate.
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