Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 vs GeForce 9600 GSO 512

Place in performance ranking	1097	1079
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.09	0.01
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	G94	Caicos
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	23 October 2008 (15 years ago)	18 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Current price	$75	$129

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

9600 GSO 512 has 800% better value for money than HD 6450 GDDR5.

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	48	160
CUDA cores	48	no data
Core clock speed	650 MHz	750 MHz
Number of transistors	505 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	27 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	15.6 billion/sec	no data
Floating-point performance	156 gflops	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	9" (22.9 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin	no data
SLI options	2-way	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	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	1 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	57.6 GB/s	no data
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	Two Dual Link DVIHDTV	no data
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	11
Shader Model	4.0	no data
OpenGL	2.1	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	no data
CUDA	+	no data

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	6−7 −16.7%	7 +16.7%
Full HD	14−16 −14.3%	16 +14.3%
1200p	4−5 −25%	5 +25%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−50%

3−4
+50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	1−2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Far Cry 5	0−1	1−2
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	1−2
Hitman 3	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	1−2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	1−2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Far Cry 5	0−1	1−2
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	1−2
Hitman 3	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	1−2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	1−2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Far Cry 5	0−1	1−2
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	1−2
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

0−1

1−2

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	1−2
Far Cry New Dawn	0−1	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	1−2
Far Cry 5	0−1	1−2
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−33.3%

4−5
+33.3%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	0−1	1−2

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	1−2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	0−1	1−2
Metro Exodus	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1−2

−100%

2−3
+100%

This is how 9600 GSO 512 and HD 6450 GDDR5 compete in popular games:

HD 6450 GDDR5 is 17% faster in 900p
HD 6450 GDDR5 is 14% faster in 1080p
HD 6450 GDDR5 is 25% faster in 1200p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.85	0.97
Recency	23 October 2008	18 April 2011
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	1 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	27 Watt