AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM

Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
5.6x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 365 Watt
2.6x more memory clock speed: 4500 MHz vs 1707 MHz
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 527 vs 394
Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 112.347 vs 107.239
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 3330
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 3330

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	30 June 2016 vs 24 March 2011
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 365 Watt
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz vs 1707 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	527 vs 394
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	112.347 vs 107.239
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358 vs 3330
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358 vs 3330

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

Around 31% higher core clock speed: 1215 MHz vs 925 MHz
2.6x more texture fill rate: 77.7 billion / sec vs 29.6 GTexel / s
2x more pipelines: 1024 vs 512
2.6x better floating-point performance: 2x 1,244.2 gflops vs 947.2 gflops
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU) vs 2 GB
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3341 vs 1908
Around 31% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 12811 vs 9743
Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 30.921 vs 24.788
Around 75% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1116.126 vs 638.196
Around 45% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.799 vs 2.619
Around 19% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 49.114 vs 41.414
Around 47% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4118 vs 2809
Around 47% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4118 vs 2809

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1215 MHz vs 925 MHz
Texture fill rate	77.7 billion / sec vs 29.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1024 vs 512
Floating-point performance	2x 1,244.2 gflops vs 947.2 gflops
Maximum memory size	3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU) vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3341 vs 1908
Geekbench - OpenCL	12811 vs 9743
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	30.921 vs 24.788
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1116.126 vs 638.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.799 vs 2.619
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	49.114 vs 41.414
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4118 vs 2809
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3683 vs 3666
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4118 vs 2809
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3683 vs 3666

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1908

3341

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

527

394

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

9743

12811

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

24.788

30.921

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

638.196

1116.126

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.619

3.799

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

41.414

49.114

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

112.347

107.239

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2809

4118

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3666

3683

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3330

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2809

4118

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3666

3683

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3330

Name	AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
PassMark - G3D Mark	1908	3341
PassMark - G2D Mark	527	394
Geekbench - OpenCL	9743	12811
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	24.788	30.921
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	638.196	1116.126
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.619	3.799
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	41.414	49.114
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	112.347	107.239
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2809	4118
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3666	3683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358	3330
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2809	4118
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3666	3683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358	3330
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Fermi 2.0
Code name	Cape Verde	GF110
Launch date	30 June 2016	24 March 2011
Place in performance rating	787	790
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$699
Price now		$184
Value for money (0-100)		30.41
Technical info
Core clock speed	925 MHz	1215 MHz
Floating-point performance	947.2 gflops	2x 1,244.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	512	1024
Texture fill rate	29.6 GTexel / s	77.7 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	365 Watt
Transistor count	1,500 million	3,000 million
CUDA cores		1024
Maximum GPU temperature		97 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort, Three Dual Link DVI-IMini DisplayPort
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	Two 8-pin
Bus support		16x PCI-E 2.0
Height		4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Length		11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)
SLI options		Quad
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.2
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)
Memory bandwidth	72 GB / s	327.7 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	768-bit (384-bit per GPU)
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz	1707 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
DSR
SLI
Surround