Radeon HD 7450A vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

Place in performance ranking	147	1121
Place by popularity	37	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	25.84	0.56
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	Turing TU116	Caicos
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	22 February 2019 (5 years ago)	5 January 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$279	no data
Current price	$284 (1x MSRP)	$12.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1660 Ti has 4514% better value for money than HD 7450A.

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	1536	160
Core clock speed	1500 MHz	625 MHz
Boost clock speed	1770 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	6,600 million	370 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	169.9	5.000
Floating-point performance	no data	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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-A (3.0)
Length	229 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	MXM Module
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	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	GDDR6	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.0 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.5	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	7.5	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.

GTX 1660 Ti 33.47
+4363%

HD 7450A 0.75

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti outperforms Radeon HD 7450A by 4363% based on our aggregate 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%

GTX 1660 Ti 12926
+4388%

HD 7450A 288

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti outperforms Radeon HD 7450A by 4388% in Passmark.

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	104 +5100%	2−3 −5100%
1440p	57 +5600%	1−2 −5600%
4K	38	0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3450−3500

+4323%

78
−4323%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3800−3850 +4319%	86 −4319%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3300−3350 +4359%	74 −4359%
Battlefield 5	5800−5850 +4362%	130 −4362%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4200−4250 +4321%	95 −4321%
Cyberpunk 2077	3150−3200 +4337%	71 −4337%
Far Cry 5	4600−4650 +4323%	104 −4323%
Far Cry New Dawn	4950−5000 +4320%	112 −4320%
Forza Horizon 4	5800−5850 +4327%	131 −4327%
Hitman 3	3050−3100 +4320%	65−70 −4320%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8000−8050 +4344%	180 −4344%
Metro Exodus	5950−6000 +4340%	134 −4340%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5300−5350 +4354%	119 −4354%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6950−7000 +4355%	156 −4355%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3850−3900 +4325%	85−90 −4325%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3200−3250 +4344%	72 −4344%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2450−2500 +4355%	55 −4355%
Battlefield 5	5350−5400 +4321%	121 −4321%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3750−3800 +4312%	85 −4312%
Cyberpunk 2077	2500−2550 +4286%	57 −4286%
Far Cry 5	3650−3700 +4351%	82 −4351%
Far Cry New Dawn	3500−3550 +4330%	79 −4330%
Forza Horizon 4	9700−9750 +4350%	218 −4350%
Hitman 3	3050−3100 +4320%	65−70 −4320%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5950−6000 +4340%	130−140 −4340%
Metro Exodus	4550−4600 +4317%	103 −4317%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4550−4600 +4317%	103 −4317%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5650−5700 +4349%	127 −4349%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5150−5200 +4340%	116 −4340%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3850−3900 +4325%	85−90 −4325%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2350−2400 +4334%	53 −4334%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2200−2250 +4300%	50 −4300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3100−3150 +4329%	70 −4329%
Cyberpunk 2077	2050−2100 +4357%	46 −4357%
Far Cry 5	2700−2750 +4326%	61 −4326%
Forza Horizon 4	4300−4350 +4333%	97 −4333%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4550−4600 +4361%	102 −4361%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4900−4950 +4355%	110 −4355%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2750−2800 +4335%	62 −4335%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3850−3900 +4325%	85−90 −4325%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4300−4350

+4333%

97
−4333%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3300−3350 +4300%	75 −4300%
Far Cry New Dawn	3650−3700 +4351%	82 −4351%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1800−1850 +4290%	41 −4290%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1600−1650 +4344%	36 −4344%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2450−2500 +4355%	55 −4355%
Cyberpunk 2077	1200−1250 +4344%	27 −4344%
Far Cry 5	2950−3000 +4303%	67 −4303%
Forza Horizon 4	3400−3450 +4316%	77 −4316%
Hitman 3	1850−1900 +4305%	40−45 −4305%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3300−3350 +4300%	75 −4300%
Metro Exodus	2900−2950 +4362%	65 −4362%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3450−3500 +4323%	78 −4323%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2050−2100 +4357%	45−50 −4357%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1200−1250 +4186%	27−30 −4186%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2900−2950

+4362%

65
−4362%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1600−1650 +4344%	36 −4344%
Far Cry New Dawn	1250−1300 +4210%	29 −4210%
Hitman 3	1200−1250 +4344%	27−30 −4344%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1800−1850 +4290%	40−45 −4290%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1150−1200 +4323%	26 −4323%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1900−1950 +4319%	43 −4319%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1100−1150 +4300%	25 −4300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	800−850 +4111%	19 −4111%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1100−1150 +4300%	25 −4300%
Cyberpunk 2077	450−500 +3991%	11 −3991%
Far Cry 5	850−900 +4150%	20 −4150%
Forza Horizon 4	2250−2300 +4312%	51 −4312%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1850−1900 +4305%	42 −4305%
Metro Exodus	1550−1600 +4329%	35 −4329%
Watch Dogs: Legion	700−750 +4275%	16−18 −4275%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1950−2000

+4332%

44
−4332%

This is how GTX 1660 Ti and HD 7450A compete in popular games:

GTX 1660 Ti is 5100% faster in 1080p
GTX 1660 Ti is 5600% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	33.47	0.75
Recency	22 February 2019	5 January 2012
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	12 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	25 Watt