Quadro2 Pro vs Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1200 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.55 | no data |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | Celsius (1999−2005) |
| GPU code name | Caicos | NV15 A4 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 18 April 2011 (15 years ago) | 22 March 2001 (25 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 | 160 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 750 MHz | 200 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 25 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 0.8 |
| ROPs | no data | 4 |
| TMUs | no data | 4 |
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 | no data | AGP 4x |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 | no data | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | 7.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 1.2 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 18 April 2011 | 22 March 2001 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 180 nm |
HD 6450 GDDR5 has an age advantage of 10 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 and Quadro2 Pro. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 is a desktop graphics card while Quadro2 Pro is a workstation one.
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