Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 vs GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 and Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTS 450 Rev. 2 outperforms HD 6450 GDDR5 by a whopping 351% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 757 | 1206 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.94 | 2.57 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | GF116 | Caicos |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 March 2011 (15 years ago) | 18 April 2011 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 192 | 160 |
| Core clock speed | 783 MHz | 750 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 106 Watt | 27 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 25.06 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6013 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | no data |
| TMUs | 32 | no data |
| L1 Cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | no data |
| Length | 210 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 902 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 57.73 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
| CUDA | 2.1 | - |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| 900p | 30−35 | 7
−76.7%
|
| Full HD | 65−70
+333%
| 15 |
| 1200p | 21−24 | 5
−76.2%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Atomic Heart | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 2−3 |
Full HD
Medium
| Atomic Heart | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 1−2 |
| Fortnite | 1−2 | 1−2 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7 | 6−7 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10 | 9−10 |
| Valorant | 30−35 | 30−35 |
Full HD
High
| Atomic Heart | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 29 | 29 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| Dota 2 | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 1−2 |
| Fortnite | 1−2 | 1−2 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7 | 6−7 |
| Metro Exodus | 1−2 | 1−2 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10 | 9−10 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7 | 6−7 |
| Valorant | 30−35 | 30−35 |
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| Dota 2 | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 1−2 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7 | 6−7 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10 | 9−10 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7 | 6−7 |
| Valorant | 30−35 | 30−35 |
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2 | 1−2 |
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4 | 3−4 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 5−6 | 5−6 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10 | 9−10 |
| Valorant | 4−5 | 4−5 |
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3 | 2−3 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2 | 1−2 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| Valorant | 7−8 | 7−8 |
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3 | 2−3 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 2−3 |
This is how GTS 450 Rev. 2 and HD 6450 GDDR5 compete in popular games:
- GTS 450 Rev. 2 is 329% faster in 900p
- GTS 450 Rev. 2 is 333% faster in 1080p
- GTS 450 Rev. 2 is 320% faster in 1200p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 39 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.01 | 0.89 |
| Recency | 15 March 2011 | 18 April 2011 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 106 Watt | 27 Watt |
GTS 450 Rev. 2 has a 351% higher aggregate performance score.
HD 6450 GDDR5, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month, and 75% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 in performance tests.
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