Radeon HD 6450M vs GeForce GT 620

Place in the ranking	1119	1200
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.02	no data
Power efficiency	1.38	no data
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	GF108	Seymour
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	15 May 2012 (12 years ago)	4 January 2011 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$39.99	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	96	160
Core clock speed	700 MHz	600 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	370 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	49 Watt	no data
Maximum GPU temperature	98 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	11.20	4.800
Floating-point processing power	0.2688 TFLOPS	0.192 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	4
TMUs	16	8

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	PCI Express 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	145 mm	no data
Height	2.7" (6.9 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1.8 GB/s	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	12.8 GB/s
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	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGA	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.2	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	-

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

12−14
+50%

−50%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

3.33

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FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Valorant	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Valorant	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Valorant	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	0−1	0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart	0−1	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

This is how GT 620 and HD 6450M compete in popular games:

GT 620 is 50% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 35 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.98	0.65
Recency	15 May 2012	4 January 2011

GT 620 has a 50.8% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The GeForce GT 620 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6450M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 620 is a desktop card while Radeon HD 6450M is a notebook one.

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