NVIDIA’s GeForce GTS 450: Pushing Fermi In To The Mainstream
by Ryan Smith on September 13, 2010 12:02 AM EST- Posted in
- NVIDIA
- Fermi
- GeForce GTS 450
- GF106
- GPUs
Wolfenstein
Finally among our revised benchmark suite we have Wolfenstein, the most recent game to be released using the id Software Tech 4 engine. All things considered it’s not a very graphically intensive game, but at this point it’s the most recent OpenGL title available. It’s more than likely the entire OpenGL landscape will be thrown upside-down once id releases Rage next year.
Wolfenstein is a game where the fact that the GTS 450 isn’t a “full” GF106 part likely comes to hurt it. Just skating by the 5750, it’s in no way a threat to the 5770. Even the factory overclocked cards still miss that mark by a couple of frames per second.
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FragKrag - Monday, September 13, 2010 - link
Why isn't there a SC2 bench? :(I saw them on the laptop reviews and expected them here :(((((
Ryan Smith - Monday, September 13, 2010 - link
Because of the vast number of cards in our library, we only refresh the GPU test suite twice a year. It will get refreshed later this fall, and SC2 is a very likely candidate.Gomez Addams - Sunday, September 19, 2010 - link
When you do your refresh please include older cards like the GTX285 and those of its era. I find it helpful to be able to evaluate whether a video card update will be of any value. So far, it would be of very little value.ronnybrendel - Monday, September 13, 2010 - link
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1408/11/eanazag - Monday, September 13, 2010 - link
Regretfully, I am patiently waiting for the test suite refresh.Leyawiin - Monday, September 13, 2010 - link
Prior to Newegg pulling them there were lower priced ones at $130 going up to $140. Its true if you play the rebate game you can get an HD 5770 at that price, but what's coming out of your pocket on the day you buy is generally $140-150. HD 5750s are sitting at $120-140. GTX 460 768MBs are down to $170 (no rebate) so the pressure seems to be on the Radeons as much as the GTS 450. The HD 5750 is almost a useless purchase when the others are clustered so closely to its price point.iwodo - Monday, September 13, 2010 - link
It is too bad that we wont get a 28nm die shrink of the Fermi soon. But it seems the logical plan for Nvidia is to work on Frequency and Bandwidth.You mention Nvidia has a relatively poor Memory Controller for GDDR5 and that is why it had to use 384bit MC where 256 from a ATI design would be enough.
It we get a MC upgrade, + some better Frequency Headroom, and unlock the last bit of the SP, Nvidia should be able to counter the Northen Island coming in 2 - 3 months time.
As that would be the best we can get with 40nm limit and respin of Fermi.
DMisner - Monday, September 13, 2010 - link
How does the 450 stand up to the 250 in power consumption and general gaming performance.Also, any word on how many PPD the GTS 450 will get in Folding@Home?
lecaf - Monday, September 13, 2010 - link
heyin all these benchmarks the 450 beats the 460 is that right ?
I've took a look at tomshardware review and there the 460 wins.
Did I miss-look at something or the figures are wrong?
Ryan Smith - Monday, September 13, 2010 - link
Where are you seeing the GTS 450 beating the GTX 460?