Test Setup
The cards
MSI N450GTS-1GD5/OC w/ Forceware 260.63
MSI N250GTS-2D1G w/ Forceware 260.63
Intel i7 980X @ 4ghz
MSI Big Bang Xpower motherboard
6gb G.Skill Trident 2000mhz C9 @ 1600mhz 7-8-7-20
Thermaltake Toughpower 1200w
Windows 7 32bit
Benchmarks
First up, a look at the load temperature of the card at default settings. At close to 7 minutes of stress testing the card is a very cool 45 degrees at 50% fan speed. Not bad at all.
Since we're dealing with a mid range card, I've chosen a mainstream resolution to benchmark with which is common in the targeted market at 1680x1050. However some of the following results will show that higher resolution won't be a problem
Crysis
First up is Crysis. I have used the Assault Harbour test which features gunfire and explosions which should be more representative of general gameplay. Resolution is 1680x1050 at high settings in DX10 mode .
GTS 250 Avg 31.05
GTS 450 Avg 33.89
GTS 450 OC Avg 38.89
It's great to see a mainstream card delivering perfectly smooth fps levels at high settings in Crysis.
Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil 5 is another nice looking game that the 450 eats up at 1680x1050 resolution.
GTS 250 Avg 73.0
GTS 450 Avg 81.3
GTS 450 OC Avg 89.9
There's nothing to stop jumping to higher resolutions with those fps numbers.
Far Cry 2
GTS 250 avg 53.75
GTS 450 avg 74.83
GTS 450 OC avg 84.58
The 450 is miles ahead of the 250 in Far Cry 2. Once again increasing the resolution or turning on the AA/AF won't be a problem. Very impressive for a mainstream card at ultra high settings.
Stalker: Call of Pripyat
Stalker: Call of Pripyat is one of the few DX11 benches available. I love the apocalyptic atmosphere in this game. This one was run on the 450 only because of the lack of DX11 support on the 250.
GTS 450 avg of 4 tests, 59.0, 62.7, 67.7, 33.1
GTS 450 OC avg of 4 tests, 67.6, 71.2, 77.1, 37.7
Another strong result. Stalker in DX11 mode with ultra high quality at 1680x1050 is a breeze.
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