GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
45%
45%
AMD Radeon HD 6950
221%
221%
AMD Radeon HD 6950 is approximately 176% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GF106 | Cayman |
| CoresDifferent | 192 | 1408 |
| TMUsDifferent | 32 | 88 |
| ROPsDifferent | 16 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1024 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 128 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GF106 | Cayman |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GF106-250-KA-A1 | Cayman PRO(215-0807019) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Fermi | TeraScale 3 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process Size | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 1,170 million | 2,640 million |
| DensityDifferent | 4.9M / mm² | 6.8M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 238 mm² | 389 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-973 | N/A |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Sep 13th, 2010 | Dec 14th, 2010 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 400 | Northern Islands(HD 6900) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 200 | Evergreen |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 500 | Southern Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 129 USD | 299 USD |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 80 in our database | 111 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 783 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Shader ClockDifferent | 1566 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 902 MHz3.6 Gbps effective | 1250 MHz5 Gbps effective |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1024 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 57.73 GB/s | 160.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 192 | 1408 |
| TMUsDifferent | 32 | 88 |
| ROPsDifferent | 16 | 32 |
| SM CountDifferent | 4 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 64 KB (per SM) | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 256 KB | 512 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 22 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 6.264 GPixel/s | 25.60 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 25.06 GTexel/s | 70.40 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 601.3 GFLOPS | 2.253 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 50.11 GFLOPS (1:12) | 563.2 GFLOPS (1:4) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 210 mm8.3 inches | 286 mm11.3 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 111 mm4.4 inches | 126 mm5 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 106 W | 200 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 300 W | 550 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x mini-HDMI 1.3a | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 6-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | P1060 SKU 11 | 109-C21647-00 |
| WidthDifferent | N/A | 42 mm1.7 inches |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (11_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDADifferent | 2.1 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 5.1 | 5.0 |
Comparison Summary
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