Problem with GTS 450

[Nezarn]

Hi guys!

I have a Club3D Geforce GTS 450, based on the item code on the card sticker and box it should be this: http://www.club-3d.com/index.php/products/reader.en/product/geforce-gts-450.1040.html But every program i tried (for example GPU-Z) showed me this(btw physx is not installed thats why it doesnt detect it.):

As you can see, my card has GF116 gpu insted of GF106 and memory clock is slower than it should be. (500 insted of 600 mhz). I noticed some major slowdown for example in Battlefield 3. When my vga was new, it ran it in singleplayer @1080p in decent (playable) ~30+ FPS on medium. Now its running @720p on low ~20 fps. Is it possible that somehow my card has slowed down? I tried contacting Club3D, but their support doesnt work, i did not get any confirmation email
What do you guys think?

 

[de.das.dude]

it is actually meant to be a 550 ti but was sold as a gts 450 with lower clocks. maybe it does not reach the clocks reqd to be and is thus sold as a less performing card.

just like in CPUs. lower GHz cpus are not made specifically. they are all made the same. some dont get to reach high frequencies due to inconsistency and are sold cheaper.

bf 3 at 1080p at med on a gts 450 sounds a bit skeptical.

also you are running it at PCIe 1.1, which shows you have a pretty old system. so there is a good chance your CPU is creating problems. performance and fps can vary from region to region depending on how complex and intensive it is on the hardware. eg if you look at the sky it will give you a lot of fps, but if you look at some high detailed weed or plants on a mountain or something along with people it be hard on the machine.

 

[Frick]

Singleplayer is usually easier on the system.