Nvidia GeForce GTS 450: Hello GF106, Farewell G92
After dutifully serving the mainstream gaming community for three years, Nvidia's G92 is finally being played out. Meet GF106, the little engine behind GeForce GTS 450. Is this 192-core part still potent, or did Nvidia cut too much from G92's replacement?
Benchmark Results: 3DMark Vantage
If 3DMark Vantage is any indication, then the GeForce GTS 450 will fall right where Nvidia wants it—between the Radeon HD 5750 and the Radeon HD 5770.
Of course, I have a slightly unfair advantage here in knowing how the rest of the performance charts turn out. Let’s just say that real-world performance doesn’t always map as well to 3DMark as Nvidia probably wishes.
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welshmousepk Slightly underwhelming to be honest. the GTX 460 seems like a way better choice. or a 5770.Reply -
IzzyCraft Well now that it is competing with the 5750 maybe they will push both down to $100 and we wouldn't need to buy old G92 or R700's :DReply -
skora As Chris pointed out with Tessellation, DX11 isn't going anywhere fast with the programmers. I'd say still go for a 1gb 4850 or CF two and really have a powerful GPU subsystem for the $200-$220 price point. By the time they are aged, you'll have 2nd gen DX11 GPUs out and the software will finally be available to use them.Reply -
eklipz330 im still chuggin along on my hd 4850... and if i ever needed to, i can crossfire another one for a mere $90, these cards have been overpriced for a yearReply
its a shame that ati's cards didn't drop in MSRP. hell, the hd 5850 is finally approaching it;s MSRP of $250 from a year ago. I was hopign last year by around this time, hd 5870 would be ~$200... it's not even close = -
Jzcaesar Man, I was hoping to see some overclocking; hopefully, they'll be included in another article. But I agree with Chris: the 450 is a bit disappointing at $130.Reply -
sandypants Just bought a second 4870 1 GB to complete my CF setup which was planned 1.5 years ago. Only $130 from Newegg. 4870 vs 450 is not a tough choice if you are buying for a dedicated gaming rig. The 4000 series are still very adequate.Reply