GeForce GT 755M Mac Edition vs Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 with GeForce GT 755M Mac Edition, including specs and performance data.
GT 755M Mac Edition outperforms HD 6450 GDDR5 by a whopping 124% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1118 | 865 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.44 | 2.96 |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Caicos | GK107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 18 April 2011 (13 years ago) | 8 November 2013 (11 years ago) |
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 | 160 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 750 MHz | 1085 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 34.72 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.8333 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 16 |
| TMUs | no data | 32 |
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 | no data | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
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 | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 80 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | no data | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 3.0 |
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 | 7
−100%
| 14−16
+100%
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| Full HD | 15
−100%
| 30−35
+100%
|
| 1200p | 5
−100%
| 10−12
+100%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
−100%
|
8−9
+100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
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| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
−108%
|
27−30
+108%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
−100%
|
14−16
+100%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−35
−119%
|
70−75
+119%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
−100%
|
8−9
+100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
−108%
|
27−30
+108%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
−100%
|
14−16
+100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−110%
|
21−24
+110%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−35
−119%
|
70−75
+119%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
−100%
|
8−9
+100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
−108%
|
27−30
+108%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
−100%
|
14−16
+100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−110%
|
21−24
+110%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−35
−119%
|
70−75
+119%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
−100%
|
14−16
+100%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 4−5
−100%
|
8−9
+100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 4−5
−100%
|
8−9
+100%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
4K
High Preset
| Far Cry New Dawn | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
This is how HD 6450 GDDR5 and GT 755M Mac Edition compete in popular games:
- GT 755M Mac Edition is 100% faster in 900p
- GT 755M Mac Edition is 100% faster in 1080p
- GT 755M Mac Edition is 100% faster in 1200p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.96 | 2.15 |
| Recency | 18 April 2011 | 8 November 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 50 Watt |
HD 6450 GDDR5 has 85.2% lower power consumption.
GT 755M Mac Edition, on the other hand, has a 124% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce GT 755M Mac Edition is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 is a desktop card while GeForce GT 755M Mac Edition is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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