AMD Radeon HD 6450A vs NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT

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Combined performance score

7950 GT
0.89
+32.8%

GeForce 7950 GT outperforms Radeon HD 6450A by 33% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking10841136
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.01no data
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameG71Caicos
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 August 2006 (17 years old)7 April 2011 (12 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$114.95 no data
Current price$200 (1.7x MSRP)$123
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

7950 GT and HD 6450A have a nearly equal value for money.

Technical specs

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 coresno data160
Core clock speed550 MHz625 MHz
Number of transistors278 million370 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt25 Watt
Texture fill rate13.205.000
Floating-point performanceno data200 gflops

Size and 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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16MXM-A (3.0)
Width1-slotMXM Module
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

Memory

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 typeGDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB512 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1400 MHz1066 MHz
Memory bandwidth44.8 GB/s8.528 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoNo outputs

API support

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model3.05.0
OpenGL2.14.4
OpenCLN/A1.2
VulkanN/AN/A

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.

7950 GT 0.89
+32.8%
HD 6450A 0.67

GeForce 7950 GT outperforms Radeon HD 6450A by 33% in our combined 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%

7950 GT 344
+32.3%
HD 6450A 260

GeForce 7950 GT outperforms Radeon HD 6450A by 32% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.89 0.67
Recency 6 August 2006 7 April 2011
Chip lithography 90 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 25 Watt

The GeForce 7950 GT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6450A in performance tests.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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