NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 vs NVIDIA Quadro 600
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GF106 | GF108 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GF106-250-KA-A1 | — |
| Architecture | Fermi | Fermi |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 585 million |
| Die size | 238 mm² | 116 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Sep 13th, 2010 | Dec 13th, 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 400 | Quadro |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 129 USD | 179 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 80 in our database | 26 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce 200 | — |
| Successor | GeForce 500 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 783 MHz | 640 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1566 MHz | 1280 MHz |
| Memory clock | 902 MHz 3.6 Gbps effective | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 57.73 GB/s | 25.60 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 192 | 96 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 32 | 16 |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| SM count | 4 | 2 |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per SM) | 64 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | 256 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 6.264 GPixel/s | 2.560 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 25.06 GTexel/s | 10.24 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 601.3 GFLOPS | 245.8 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 50.11 GFLOPS (1:12) | 20.48 GFLOPS (1:12) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 210 mm 8.3 inches | 168 mm 6.6 inches |
| Width | 111 mm 4.4 inches | 69 mm 2.7 inches |
| TDP | 106 W | 40 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x mini-HDMI | 1x DVI1x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
| Board number | P1060 | P1033 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
