In one of the issues on the EDWARD Gaming YouTube channel, experts tested the GeForce GTS 450 graphics card in 40 modern games, some of which did not even start with it. This is Forza Horizon 5, God of War, for example.
Assassins Creed Origins was running at 720p on very low graphics settings. On average, its performance was 22fps in very rare events – 14fps.
Assassins Creed Rogue ran at 1080p with the Normal preset. The average framerate here was 57fps in extremely rare events – 50fps.
COD Warzone 2.0 never started. Counter-Strike 2 ran at 720p with the Custom preset. The average frame rate for this game was 93fps. On very rare occasions we managed to get 11fps.
CS:GO launched at 720p on low graphics settings. Average performance in this case was 109fps on extremely rare events – 10fps. Cyberpunk never opened either.
Days Gone ran at 720p with the Custom preset. Average FPS in this game was around 25fps, in very rare events – 16fps.
Dead Island 2 failed to start. The same happened with Elden Ring.
Fall Guys tested at 720p with the Low preset. The average frame rate in this case was 76 fps. We managed to get 2fps on extremely rare events.
Far Cry New Dawn ran at 720p on low graphics settings. While the average performance in the game was 28 fps, it dropped to 22 fps in very rare events.
Far Cry 3 ran in Full HD with Low preset. The average framerate here was 55fps, which in extremely rare events – 29fps.
Far Cry 6 and Forspoken did not come with this graphics card.
Performance in Fortnite at 720p with the low preset was 63fps, and in very rare events – 11fps.
Forza Horizon 5 and God of War also declined to launch.
GTA San Andreas Definitive Edition ran at 720p with Low preset. The average performance in this case is 38 fps, in very rare events – 11 fps.
GTA V ran at 1080p on Normal graphics settings. Average FPS in this case was 54fps in extremely rare events – 30fps.
In Hitman 3 with the Low preset at 720p, the average frame rate was 12fps, in very rare events – 8fps.
Failed to start Hogwarts Legacy.
Just Cause 4 ran at 480p on Low graphics settings. Performance in this game was 21fps in extremely rare events – 7fps.
Mad Max launched with Custom preset at 1080p. The average frame rate here was 44 fps, and in very rare events – 29 fps.
Mafia Definitive Edition was running at 720p with Low preset. Average FPS in this case was 19fps in extremely rare events – 9fps.
Marvel’s Spider-Man and Miles Morales also had launch issues with Resident Evil 4 Remake, Resident Evil Village, Sniper Elite 5, Stray, The Last of Us, Uncharted 4, and all of these games failed.
Overwatch 2 ran at 720p on Low graphics settings. The average performance in this case was 86 fps, and in very rare events – 59 fps.
Red Dead Redemption 2 also ran at 720p with a low preset. On average, in this game, we managed to get 17fps, in extremely rare events – 7fps.
Saints Row was running at 480p with the Low preset. The average framerate here was 30fps in very rare events – 10fps.
Shadow of War ran at 540p with Lowest graphics. On average, the framerate here was 37fps, which in extremely rare events – 18fps.
Sons of the Forest was 480p with the Custom preset. Average FPS here was 17fps in very rare events – 4fps.
The average performance in Gollum The Lord of the Rings at 720p at low graphics settings was 9 fps, in extremely rare events – 3 fps. It also shuts itself down at the end of the game.
The Witcher 3 Next gen came with Low preset at 720p. The average frame rate in this case was 20fps, which in very rare events – 7fps.
Watch Dogs 2 ran at 720p with a low preset. The average FPS in it was 27 fps in extremely rare events – 23 fps.
In dynamics, you can see it all in the video below.
Average FPS in modern games for the GeForce GTS 450 1GB is about 42fps.
Gaming PC specs:
- Processor Intel Core i9 10900F 5.2GHz;
- video card ASUS GeForce GTS 450 1GB GDDR5;
- data store DDR4 16GB Corsair Vengeance PRO 3000Mhz (2X8GB);
- motherboard ASUS ROG Strix B560-A;
- SSD Kingston 240GB A400;
- HDD 8TB WD Purple WD82PURZ 256MB Cache;
- HDD 4TB WD Purple WD40PURZ 64MB Cache;
- power unit Corsair CV650 80 Plus Bronze;
- OS Windows 11 Pro 22H2.
Source: Ferra

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