PALIT GEFORCE GTS 450 SONIC PLATINUM 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-EXPRESS
| Category | Computers Hardware |
| Manufacturer | Palit Microsystems Inc. |
Performance. As Palit's signature, the "SONIC" version pertains to an overclocked version product. But this time, Platinum version provides more than the usual - an increase of 18% in DirectX10 performance. Moreover, not only better than non-OC GTS 450, it is 36% higher than HD5750 and 8% faster than its advanced level competitor --- the AMD Radeon HD5770. Palit GTS 450 Sonic Platinum is the king among all GTS450 series and delivers unparalleled levels of performance at an incredible price.
Palit’s GTS 450 lineup has everything you need to spoil your sense, equipped with the latest industry leading technologies NVIDIA 3D Vision, NVIDIA Surround, and PhysX. Palit GeForce GTS450 Sonic Platinum has everything you need to spoil your senses.
It is hotter than we have reviewed before (see Palit GeForce 8600GT Sonic+). But with it's capability, this is acceptable. When I purchase a videocard, I always look for the card that occupies a 2-slot bay with vent holes on it. Those holes serves as exhaust points where the hot air releases (and will not contribute to the casing rear exhausts). Unfortunately, vents are limited due to the design of the card.
The cooling solution installed on this card is heat pipe based. It uses two heat pipes contact with a large thick copper plate to transfer the thermal load from the GPU core to the large fin array.
Related to gaming experience, framerates may differ on every titles. This card can run smoothly under 1600x900 resolution such as Call of Duty: Black Ops, Crysis 2, NBA 2K14, Starscraft II, Command & Conquer 4, Red Alert 2, Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition, Dragon Age II, Prototype, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, Lego Marvel Super Heroes, Adventures of Tintin, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate, and other related games. But some modern games like first person shooter and racing games needs to lower the details in order to run smoothly on higher resolution.
Related to gaming experience, framerates may differ on every titles. This card can run smoothly under 1600x900 resolution such as Call of Duty: Black Ops, Crysis 2, NBA 2K14, Starscraft II, Command & Conquer 4, Red Alert 2, Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition, Dragon Age II, Prototype, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, Lego Marvel Super Heroes, Adventures of Tintin, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate, and other related games. But some modern games like first person shooter and racing games needs to lower the details in order to run smoothly on higher resolution.
You're still asking yourself what is the advantage of other videocards with 2GB VRAM (Video RAM) against the 1GB versions. Actually on a typical usage such as office works, web browsing, and other data-entry applications, there's no advantage on performance. On gaming side, if the game doesn't requires above 1GB VRAM, there's no improvement as well.
Compatibility. This videocard requires PCI-Express x16 version 2.0 for optimal performance. Since modern mainboard nowadays uses PCI-E x16 v2.0 or higher, there's nothing to worry about. GeForce GTS 400 series has DirectX 11 hardware support and Windows 7-ready. You can enjoy DirectX 11 enhancements without emulating from your processor.
Power Consumption. This videocard has a 106W TDP and suggested to have at least 400W of power supply. Comparing this card to its old predecessor (9800GT), it consumes almost the same power yet different performance (http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?card1=634&card2=575). Since this card is above 75W of power, it requires additional 6-pin PCIe connector from your power supply.
Value. The Palit GTS 450 Sonic Platinum is a factory overclocked piece that is the highest clocked on GTS 450 line. It comes with clock speeds of 930Mhz on the CUDA cores and 1000Mhz on the 1GB of frame buffer memory. For a decent modern gaming experience, Palit still offers best performance on a great price. It costs less than the competitor GPUs yet you can enjoy almost everything from this card.
From performance, compatibility, power consumption, and cost --- another successful card is really one of the best choice even newer generations are now released.
From performance, compatibility, power consumption, and cost --- another successful card is really one of the best choice even newer generations are now released.
OVERALL SCORE (4/5): 
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