AMD Radeon RX 560 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Polaris 21 | GF106 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Polaris 21 XT (215-0908004) | GF106-250-KA-A1 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | Fermi |
| Foundry | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | 1,170 million |
| Die size | 123 mm² | 238 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Apr 18th, 2017 | Sep 13th, 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Polaris | GeForce 400 |
| Production | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 99 USD | 129 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | Arctic Islands | GeForce 200 |
| Successor | Vega | GeForce 500 |
| Reviews | — | 80 in our database |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1175 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1275 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 1750 MHz 7 Gbps effective | 902 MHz 3.6 Gbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 783 MHz |
| Shader clock | — | 1566 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 4 GB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 112.0 GB/s | 57.73 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1024 | 192 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 64 | 32 |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| Compute units | 16 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 64 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 1024 KB | 256 KB |
| SM count | — | 4 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 20.40 GPixel/s | 6.264 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 81.60 GTexel/s | 25.06 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 2.611 TFLOPS (1:1) | — |
| FP32 (float) performance | 2.611 TFLOPS | 601.3 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 163.2 GFLOPS (1:16) | 50.11 GFLOPS (1:12) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 170 mm 6.7 inches | 210 mm 8.3 inches |
| TDP | 75 W | 106 W |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 300 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort | 2x DVI1x mini-HDMI |
| Power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |
| Board number | C994 | P1060 |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | — |
| Shader model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| CUDA | — | 2.1 |
