Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 vs Quadro P4200 Max-Q

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P4200 Max-Q with Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5, including specs and performance data.

P4200 Max-Q
2018
8 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
27.48
+2988%

P4200 Max-Q outperforms HD 6450 GDDR5 by a whopping 2988% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking2391204
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency21.272.55
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGP104Caicos
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date21 February 2018 (8 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 cores2304160
Core clock speed1215 MHz750 MHz
Boost clock speed1480 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology16 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt27 Watt
Texture fill rate213.1no data
Floating-point processing power6.82 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs144no data
L1 Cache864 KBno data
L2 Cache2 MBno 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).

InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1753 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.4 GB/sno 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependentno data

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)11
Shader Model6.7 (6.4)no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.3-
CUDA6.1-

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:

900p210−220
+2900%
7
−2900%
Full HD450−500
+2900%
15
−2900%
1200p150−160
+2900%
5
−2900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Atomic Heart 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Atomic Heart 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Fortnite 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Valorant 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
High

Atomic Heart 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 29
+0%
29
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Fortnite 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Valorant 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Valorant 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Valorant 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how P4200 Max-Q and HD 6450 GDDR5 compete in popular games:

  • P4200 Max-Q is 2900% faster in 900p
  • P4200 Max-Q is 2900% faster in 1080p
  • P4200 Max-Q is 2900% faster in 1200p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 39 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 27.48 0.89
Recency 21 February 2018 18 April 2011
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 27 Watt

P4200 Max-Q has a 2988% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.

HD 6450 GDDR5, on the other hand, has 270% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P4200 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P4200 Max-Q is a mobile workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 is a desktop one.

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Community ratings

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