Nvidia GEFORCE GTS 450 User Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction 1
About this Guide 1
Minimum System Requirements 2
Unpacking 3
Equipment 3
Hardware Installation 5
Safety Instructions 5
Before You Begin 6
Installing the GeForce Graphics Card 6
Driver Installation 11
Configuring SLI 15
Accessing the NVIDIA Control Panel 15
Enabling SLI 16
Configuring HDMI 17
Enabling Audio Over HDMI 17
Features and Benefits 19
Compliance and Certifications 23

Nvidia GEFORCE GTS 450 Specifications

General

GPU Architecture	Fermi
GPU	GF106
CUDA Cores	192
Core Clock	783 MHz
Shader Clock	1566 MHz
Memory Clock	902 MHz
Memory Size	1 GB
Memory Interface	128-bit
Memory Bandwidth	57.7 GB/s
TDP	106 W
DirectX	11
OpenGL	4.1
Process Size	40 nm
Transistors	1.17 billion
Texture Units	32
ROPs	16
Power Connectors	1 x 6-pin
Shader Model	5.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Maximum Resolution	2560x1600
Multi Monitor Support	Yes
HDCP Support	Yes
SLI Support	2-way
Cooling	Active
Outputs	2 x DVI, 1 x mini-HDMI