Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X outperforms GeForce GTS 450 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290X is 1137 days newer than GeForce GTS 450.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
- Consumes up to 63% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 106 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 50% better in Assassin's Creed Mirage than GeForce GTS 450 - 51 vs 34 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 - 4 vs 1 GB
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
GeForce GTS 450
Desktop • Sep 13th, 2010
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTS 450
Desktop • Sep 13th, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
6.264 GPixel/s
9%
Texel Fillrate
25.06 GTexel/s
14%
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 13th, 2010 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 400 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$129 | MSRP | $549 |
| 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 57.73 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| 783 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 902 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
