Radeon HD 6450 vs Quadro P2000

Place in performance ranking	278	1187
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	13.92	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	GP106	Caicos
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Design	no data	reference
Release date	6 February 2017 (7 years ago)	7 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$585	$55
Current price	$371 (0.6x MSRP)	$166 (3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro P2000 and HD 6450 have a nearly equal value for money.

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	1024	160
Core clock speed	1076 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1480 MHz	750 MHz
Number of transistors	4,400 million	370 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	30 Watt
Texture fill rate	94.72	5.000
Floating-point performance	3,031 gflops	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).

Bus support	no data	PCIe 2.0 x8
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	201 mm	168 mm
Width	1-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	5 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	160 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	7008 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	140.2 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	no data	8.5-12.8 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 Connectors	4x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Eyefinity	no data	1
Number of Eyefinity displays	no data	4
HDMI	no data	+
DisplayPort support	no data	+

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	no data	-
CrossFire	no data	1
Enduro	no data	-
HD3D	no data	-
PowerTune	no data	-
TrueAudio	no data	-
ZeroCore	no data	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	DirectX® 11
Shader Model	6.4	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+	no data
Mantle	no data	-
CUDA	6.1	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.

Quadro P2000 18.78
+3582%

HD 6450 0.51

Quadro P2000 outperforms Radeon HD 6450 by 3582% based on our aggregated 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%

Quadro P2000 7268
+3571%

HD 6450 198

Quadro P2000 outperforms Radeon HD 6450 by 3571% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Quadro P2000 6847
+1914%

HD 6450 340

Quadro P2000 outperforms Radeon HD 6450 by 1914% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	57 +5600%	1−2 −5600%
1440p	20	0−1
4K	16	-0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−33

0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +3700%	1−2 −3700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35	0−1
Battlefield 5	60−65 +6200%	1−2 −6200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +4700%	1−2 −4700%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33	0−1
Far Cry 5	47 +4600%	1−2 −4600%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +5000%	1−2 −5000%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +6400%	1−2 −6400%
Hitman 3	50−55 +5300%	1−2 −5300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +3900%	1−2 −3900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +3900%	1−2 −3900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +3700%	1−2 −3700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35	0−1
Battlefield 5	60−65 +6200%	1−2 −6200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +4700%	1−2 −4700%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33	0−1
Far Cry 5	41 +4000%	1−2 −4000%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +5000%	1−2 −5000%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +6400%	1−2 −6400%
Hitman 3	50−55 +5300%	1−2 −5300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +3900%	1−2 −3900%
Metro Exodus	30−33	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +3900%	1−2 −3900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	38 +3700%	1−2 −3700%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40	0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +3700%	1−2 −3700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35	0−1
Battlefield 5	60−65 +6200%	1−2 −6200%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33	0−1
Far Cry 5	35	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +5000%	1−2 −5000%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +6400%	1−2 −6400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	25	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30	0−1
Hitman 3	30−33	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27	0−1
Metro Exodus	18−20	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18	0−1
Battlefield 5	40−45 +4000%	1−2 −4000%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12	0−1
Far Cry 5	21	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +3700%	1−2 −3700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14	0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16	0−1
Hitman 3	16−18	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14	0−1
Metro Exodus	10−12	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10	0−1
Battlefield 5	21−24	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Far Cry 5	9	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	24−27	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9	0−1

This is how Quadro P2000 and HD 6450 compete in popular games:

Quadro P2000 is 5600% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	18.78	0.51
Recency	6 February 2017	7 April 2011
Cost	$585	$55
Maximum RAM amount	5 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	30 Watt