GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 and GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 3050 8 GB outperforms HD 6450 GDDR5 by a whopping 3320% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1168 | 208 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 10 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 58.14 |
| Power efficiency | 2.48 | 17.65 |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Caicos | GA106 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 18 April 2011 (14 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $249 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 750 MHz | 1552 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1777 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 12,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 130 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 142.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 9.098 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 32 |
| TMUs | no data | 80 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 80 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 20 |
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 4.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 242 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 8-pin |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 224.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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
−3186%
| 230−240
+3186%
|
| Full HD | 15
−3233%
| 500−550
+3233%
|
| 1200p | 5
−3300%
| 170−180
+3300%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 0.50 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
| God of War | 5−6
−3300%
|
170−180
+3300%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−2900%
|
30−33
+2900%
|
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−3233%
|
200−210
+3233%
|
| God of War | 5−6
−3300%
|
170−180
+3300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−3275%
|
270−280
+3275%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
−3233%
|
1000−1050
+3233%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 29
−3176%
|
950−1000
+3176%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−3114%
|
450−500
+3114%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−2900%
|
30−33
+2900%
|
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−3233%
|
200−210
+3233%
|
| God of War | 5−6
−3300%
|
170−180
+3300%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−2900%
|
30−33
+2900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−3275%
|
270−280
+3275%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−3233%
|
200−210
+3233%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
−3233%
|
1000−1050
+3233%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−3114%
|
450−500
+3114%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−2900%
|
30−33
+2900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−3233%
|
200−210
+3233%
|
| God of War | 5−6
−3300%
|
170−180
+3300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−3275%
|
270−280
+3275%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−3233%
|
200−210
+3233%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
−3233%
|
1000−1050
+3233%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−3233%
|
100−105
+3233%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 5−6
−3300%
|
170−180
+3300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−3233%
|
300−310
+3233%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−3233%
|
100−105
+3233%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 1−2
−2900%
|
30−33
+2900%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−3233%
|
500−550
+3233%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
−3300%
|
170−180
+3300%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| God of War | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
This is how HD 6450 GDDR5 and RTX 3050 8 GB compete in popular games:
- RTX 3050 8 GB is 3186% faster in 900p
- RTX 3050 8 GB is 3233% faster in 1080p
- RTX 3050 8 GB is 3300% faster in 1200p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.88 | 30.10 |
| Recency | 18 April 2011 | 4 January 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 130 Watt |
HD 6450 GDDR5 has 381.5% lower power consumption.
RTX 3050 8 GB, on the other hand, has a 3320.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 in performance tests.
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