Nvidia, Asus, Inno3D GTS 450 Review

ccokeman - September 12, 2010
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Specifications:

NVIDIA GTS 450

	Graphics Card	GeForce GTS 450
Processing Units	Graphics Processing Clusters	1
	Streaming Multiprocessors	4
	CUDA Cores	192
	Texture Units	32
	ROP Units	16
Clock Speeds	Graphics Clock (Fixed Function Units)	783 MHz
	Processor Clock (CUDA Cores)	1566 MHz
	Memory Clock (Clock rate / Data rate)	902MHz / 3608 MHz
Memory	Total Video Memory	1024 MB GDDR5
	Memory Interface	128-bit
	Total Memory Bandwidth	57.7 GB/s
Fillrate	Texture Filtering Rate (Bilinear)	25.1 GigaTexels/sec
Physical & Thermal	Fabrication Process	40 nm
	Connectors	2 x Dual-Link DVI-I 1 x Mini HDMI
	Form Factor	Dual Slot
	Power Connectors	1 x 6-pin
	Recommended Power Supply	400 Watts
	Thermal Design Power (TDP)1	106 Watts
	Thermal Threshold2	95° C

Features:

NIVIDIA® CUDA™ technology
CUDA technology unlocks the power of the GPU’s processor cores to accelerate the most demanding systems tasks – such as video transcoding – delivering incredible performance improvements over traditional CPU’s
NIVIDIA® PhysX® technology
GeForce GPU support for NVIDIA PhysX technology, enabling a totally new class of physical gaming interaction for a more dynamic and realistic experience with GeForce.
NIVIDIA® 3D Vision™ Ready
GeForce GPU support for NVIDIA 3D Vision, bringing a fully immersive stereoscopic 3D experience to the PC. A combination of high-tech wireless glasses and advanced software, 3D Vision transforms hundreds of PC games into full stereoscopic 3D. In addition you can watch 3D movies and 3D digital photographs in eye popping, crystal-clear quality.
NIVIDIA® 3D Vision™ Surround Ready
Expand your games across three displays in full stereoscopic 3Dfor the ultimate “inside the game” experience with the power of NVIDIA 3D Vision and SLI technologies. NVIDIA® surround™ also supports triple screen gaming with non-stereo displays.
Microsoft Windows 7 Support
Windows 7 is the next generation operating systems that will mark a dramatic improvement in the way the OS takes advantage of the graphics processing unit (GPU) to provide a more compelling user experience. By taking advantage of the GPU for both graphics and computing, Windows 7 will not only make today’s PC’s more visual and more interactive but also ensure they have the speed and responsiveness customers want.

ASUS ENGTS450 TOP

GPU	GTS450
Core	GF106 A1
Technology	40 nm
Transistor Count	1170 Million
ROPs	16
Shaders	192 Unified
DirectX Support	11.0
Shader Model	5.0
Memory Type	GDDR5
Memory Size	1024MB
Bus Width	128 Bit
Bandwidth	64.0GB/s
Pixel Fillrate	14.8 GPixel/s
Texture Fillrate	25.9 GTexel/s
GPU Clock	925MHz
Memory Clock	1000MHz (2000MHz)
Shader Clock	1850MHz
GPU Voltage	1.125V

Features:

Xtreme Design VGA elements – previously discussed but I have attached the Xtreme Design VGA file for your reference.
GPU and Memory clock have been overclocked vs reference clocks
Non Reference Heatsink and Fan Assembly for superior cooling performance
Non Reference VRM design including higher phase count and special POSCAP capacitor choices for superior power delivery and performance
Voltage Tweak – Through Smart Doctor allows for more extensive levels of overclocking
Smart Doctor and GamerOSD – allow for additional levels of control whether it be advanced fan controls or in game overclocking or FPS monitoring.
GPU Stiffer bracket – provides level installation and minimizes the likelihood of any internal strain/cracking to GPU PCB.

All inforomation courtesy of ASUS

Inno 3D GTS 450

GPU	GeForce GTS 450
CUDA Cores	196
Graphics Clock	820 MHz
Processor Clock	1640 MHz
Memory Clock	950 MHz
Memory Amount	1GB
Memory Interface	128-bit
External Power	1 x 6 pin PCIe Graphic External

Features:

NIVIDIA® CUDA™ technology
CUDA technology unlocks the power of the GPU’s processor cores to accelerate the most demanding systems tasks – such as video transcoding – delivering incredible performance improvements over traditional CPU’s
NIVIDIA® PhysX® technology
GeForce GPU support for NVIDIA PhysX technology, enabling a totally new class of physical gaming interaction for a more dynamic and realistic experience with GeForce.
NIVIDIA® 3D Vision™ Ready
GeForce GPU support for NVIDIA 3D Vision, bringing a fully immersive stereoscopic 3D experience to the PC. A combination of high-tech wireless glasses and advanced software, 3D Vision transforms hundreds of PC games into full stereoscopic 3D. In addition you can watch 3D movies and 3D digital photographs in eye popping, crystal-clear quality.
NIVIDIA® 3D Vision™ Surround Ready
Expand your games across three displays in full stereoscopic 3Dfor the ultimate “inside the game” experience with the power of NVIDIA 3D Vision and SLI technologies. NVIDIA® surround™ also supports triple screen gaming with non-stereo displays.
Microsoft Windows 7 Support
Windows 7 is the next generation operating systems that will mark a dramatic improvement in the way the OS takes advantage of the graphics processing unit (GPU) to provide a more compelling user experience. By taking advantage of the GPU for both graphics and computing, Windows 7 will not only make today’s PC’s more visual and more interactive but also ensure they have the speed and responsiveness customers want.

All Information courtesy of Inno3D