Radeon HD 6450 vs GeForce GTS 450

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 450 and Radeon HD 6450, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTS 450
2010
1 GB GDDR5, 106 Watt
3.40
+567%

GTS 450 outperforms HD 6450 by a whopping 567% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7391242
Place by popularity96not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.65no data
Power efficiency2.211.95
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGF106Caicos
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date13 September 2010 (14 years ago)7 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$129 $55

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

GTS 450 and HD 6450 have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores192160
Core clock speed783 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data750 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million370 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)106 Watt30 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature100 °Cno data
Texture fill rate25.065.000
Floating-point processing power0.6013 TFLOPS0.2 TFLOPS
ROPs164
TMUs328

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 supportPCI-E 2.0 x 16PCIe 2.0 x8
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length210 mm168 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1804 (3608 data rate) MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.7 GB/s25.6 GB/s
Memory bandwidthno data8.5-12.8 GB/x (DDR3) or 25.6-28.8 GB/s (GDDR5)

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 ConnectorsMini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Eyefinity-+
Number of Eyefinity displaysno data4
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
DisplayPort support-+
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)DirectX® 11
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.24.4
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A-
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GTS 450 3.40
+567%
HD 6450 0.51

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTS 450 1313
+566%
HD 6450 197

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.

GTS 450 1545
+354%
HD 6450 340

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:

900p28
+600%
4−5
−600%
Full HD39
+680%
5−6
−680%
1200p27
+575%
4−5
−575%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.31
+233%
11.00
−233%
  • GTS 450 has 233% lower cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Fortnite 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Valorant 45−50
+586%
7−8
−586%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 86
+617%
12−14
−617%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Dota 2 30−33
+650%
4−5
−650%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Fortnite 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Metro Exodus 6−7 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Valorant 45−50
+586%
7−8
−586%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Dota 2 30−33
+650%
4−5
−650%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Valorant 45−50
+586%
7−8
−586%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 4−5 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
+700%
3−4
−700%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+700%
3−4
−700%
Valorant 30−35
+700%
4−5
−700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 6−7 0−1

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Valorant 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5 0−1

This is how GTS 450 and HD 6450 compete in popular games:

  • GTS 450 is 600% faster in 900p
  • GTS 450 is 680% faster in 1080p
  • GTS 450 is 575% faster in 1200p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.40 0.51
Recency 13 September 2010 7 April 2011
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt 30 Watt

GTS 450 has a 566.7% higher aggregate performance score.

HD 6450, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, and 253.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTS 450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6450 in performance tests.

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