Shootouts

GeForce GTS 450 Roundup Part 2 - New Additions Reviewed

By Kenny Yeo - 15 Oct 2010

Introducing the Cards

The ECS GTS 450 Black

Like the ECS GTX 460 Black we’ve previously reviewed, the GTS 450 Black keeps up with the Black tradition by offering a massive triple-slot, dual-fan cooler from aftermarket cooling specialists Arctic Cooling. To make the most of the cooler, the card comes factory overclocked, running at 850MHz at the core, 1700MHz at the shaders, and 4000MHz DDR at the memory.

This is the second custom GeForce GTS 450 we've seen to make use of Artic Cooling's whopping Accelero Twin Turbo Pro cooler. 

The ECS card gets the usual twin DVI ports and single HDMI port for video output.

The custom cooler is massive and unlike Sparkle's implementation, the one here gets the full four copper heat pipes.

 

The EVGA GeForce GTS 450 FTW

The EVGA GeForce GTS 450 FTW may very well be the “sleeper” of the group, because despite sporting a reference-looking cooler, this card sports one of the highest clock speeds - 920MHz at the core, 1840MHz at the shaders and 4100MHz DDR. It’s 10MHz and 20MHz down the on core and shader clock speeds compared to the Palit GeForce GTS 450 Sonic Platinum, the quickest GTS 450 we’ve tested so far, but it has a 100MHz DDR advantage when it comes to memory; will it be enough? We’ll soon find out.

Don't let its looks fool you, the EVGA GeForce GTS 450 FTW sports one of the highest clock speeds of any GeForce GTS 450 card.

The usual twin DVI and single HDMI ports here.

The cooler is identical to the one seen on reference GeForce GTX 460 cards.

 

The Gigabyte GeForce GTS 450 OC

Confusing, Gigabyte offers two overclocked variants of the GeForce GTS 450 and although both cards are fitted with Gigabyte’s anti-turbulence Windforce 2X coolers, one is more extreme than other. Ours happens to be the more extreme and faster of the two and it sports a core clock speed of a staggering 930MHz, whereas its shaders and memory are clocked at 1860MHz and 4000MHz DDR respectively, which are similar to the Palit GeForce GTS 450 Sonic Platinum.

The Gigabyte GeForce GTS 450 OC comes with the recognizable Windforce cooler.

No surprises here, the Gigabyte comes with two DVI ports and a single HDMI port.

The fans are slightly angled to reduce turbulence for smoother air flow.
 

Join HWZ's Telegram channel here and catch all the latest tech news!
Our articles may contain affiliate links. If you buy through these links, we may earn a small commission.