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NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 OEM

NVIDIA · GeForce 400 · GeForce GTS 450 OEM

NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 OEM graphics reference with normalized architecture, compute, memory, clocks, PCIe, display, media, power, and physical specifications where verified data exists.

VRAM: 0.5 GB GDDR5
Boost clock: 0.78 GHz
PCI Express: PCIe 2.0 x16
Board power: 106 W

Technical data

Specifications

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Overview

Manufacturer	NVIDIA
Family	GeForce 400
Launch date	2010-09-13

Architecture

Architecture	Fermi
Generation	GeForce 400
GPU / chip	GF106
Foundry	TSMC
Process	40 nm

Compute

Compute units	3 SMs
Shader processors	144

Memory

VRAM	1 GB
Memory type	GDDR5
Memory bus	128 bit
Memory bandwidth	57.7 GB/s

Clocks

Base clock	0.78 GHz
Boost clock	0.78 GHz
Memory clock	0.90 GHz

PCIe

Bus interface	PCIe 2.0 x16

Display

Display outputs	1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x VGA

Power

Board power	106 W
Suggested PSU	300 W
Power connectors	1x 6-pin

Physical

Reference dimensions	210 mm × — × —
Slot width	Single-slot

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