Radeon HD 6450 vs FirePro W2100

Place in performance ranking	811	1188
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.39	no data
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	Mars	Caicos
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Design	no data	reference
Release date	2 October 2015 (8 years ago)	7 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$55
Current price	$123	$166 (3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro W2100 and HD 6450 have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	320	160
Core clock speed	680 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	680 MHz	750 MHz
Number of transistors	950 million	370 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	26 Watt	30 Watt
Texture fill rate	13.60	5.000
Floating-point performance	435.2 gflops	200.0 gflops

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).

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 2.0 x8
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	168 mm
Width	1-slot	1-slot
Form factor	low profile / half length	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	no data	8.5-12.8 GB/x (DDR3) or 25.6-28.8 GB/s (GDDR5)
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	2x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Eyefinity	no data	1
Number of Eyefinity displays	no data	4
HDMI	no data	+
DisplayPort support	no data	+
DisplayPort count	2	no data
Dual-link DVI support	1	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration	+	-
CrossFire	no data	1
Enduro	no data	-
HD3D	no data	-
PowerTune	no data	-
TrueAudio	no data	-
ZeroCore	no data	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	DirectX® 11
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	no data
Mantle	no data	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro W2100 2.33
+357%

HD 6450 0.51

FirePro W2100 outperforms Radeon HD 6450 by 357% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

FirePro W2100 903
+356%

HD 6450 198

FirePro W2100 outperforms Radeon HD 6450 by 356% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

FirePro W2100 1085
+219%

HD 6450 340

FirePro W2100 outperforms Radeon HD 6450 by 219% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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:

Full HD	12 +500%	2−3 −500%
4K	2	-0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6
+400%

1−2

−400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4	0−1
Battlefield 5	4−5	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	3−4	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Hitman 3	4−5	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4	0−1
Battlefield 5	4−5	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	3−4	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Hitman 3	4−5	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4	0−1
Metro Exodus	3−4	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4	0−1
Battlefield 5	4−5	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	3−4	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5	0−1
Hitman 3	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	4−5	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3	0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3	0−1
Hitman 3	2−3	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%

This is how FirePro W2100 and HD 6450 compete in popular games:

FirePro W2100 is 500% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.33	0.51
Recency	2 October 2015	7 April 2011
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	26 Watt	30 Watt