We fired up the ol’ gaming rig to test the performance of the ENGTS450 TOP vs a stock card, and we also tried to max the little tiger out using ASUS’ Voltage Tweak software as well. Here’s our test results:
ASUS ENGTS450 TOP DirectCU
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2:
GTS 450 Stock Speed (783MHz core, 3.6GHz memory):
59 minimum FPS, 82 average FPS
ASUS ENGTS450 TOP (925MHz core, 4GHz memory):
61 min FPS, 88 av. FPS (+3% & +7% over reference)
ASUS ENGTS450 TOP Max OC (1GHz core, 4.2GHz memory):
64 min FPS, 97 av. FPS (+8% & +18% over reference)
3DMark Vantage (Performance Setting):
GTS 450 Stock Speed (783MHz core, 3.6GHz memory):
P10125
ASUS ENGTS450 TOP (925MHz core, 4GHz memory):
P11678 (+15% over reference)
ASUS ENGTS450 TOP Max OC (1GHz core, 4.2GHz memory):
P12479 (+23% over reference)
3DMark06:
GTS 450 Stock Speed (783MHz core, 3.6GHz memory):
15378
ASUS ENGTS450 TOP (925MHz core, 4GHz memory):
16694 (+8.5% over reference)
ASUS ENGTS450 TOP Max OC (1GHz core, 4.2GHz memory):
17183 (+12% over reference)
System Specs: ASUS P7P55D-E Motherboard Intel Core i5-750X (2.67GHz, power saving states disabled)4GB DDR3 1600MHz Crucial memory Crucial RealSSD C300 128GB
ASUS ENGTS450 TOP DirectCU
Results Analysis:
In the most recent and exceedingly popular Call of Duty Modern Warefare 2, the ASUS ENGTS450 TOP gives an extra 3-7% straight out the box, but pushing the card to its limits squeezes that up to an impressive 8-18%.
3DMark also sees huge gains, 8.5-15% for the TOP out the box, while again pushing it as hard as it’ll go gives a very impressive 12-23%.
That’s all thanks to the upgraded hardware and design – the faster GDDR5 chips, the POS Caps and power phases and the DirectCU cooler to name a few – ASUS has put it all into its ENGTS450 TOP.
Double-digit percentage increments are well worth the few extra coins on top of a reference GeForce GTS 450, given that the TOP yields genuine and noticeable benefits in the games we play, not to mention the fun of scoring the highest benchmarks!
