UHD Graphics 730 vs Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 and UHD Graphics 730, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Graphics 730 outperforms HD 6450 GDDR5 by a whopping 330% 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 | 1191 | 758 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.54 | 19.66 |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | Generation 12.2 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | Caicos | Raptor Lake GT1 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 18 April 2011 (15 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (3 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 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 750 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1550 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 18.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.5952 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 6 |
| TMUs | no data | 12 |
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 | Ring Bus |
| Width | no data | IGP |
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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | System Shared |
| Shared memory | - | + |
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 | Motherboard Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
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
−329%
| 30−35
+329%
|
| Full HD | 15
−300%
| 60−65
+300%
|
| 1200p | 5
−320%
| 21−24
+320%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−300%
|
8−9
+300%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−300%
|
8−9
+300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Fortnite | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−300%
|
24−27
+300%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−275%
|
30−33
+275%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
−300%
|
120−130
+300%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 29
−314%
|
120−130
+314%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−300%
|
8−9
+300%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−329%
|
60−65
+329%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Fortnite | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−300%
|
24−27
+300%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−275%
|
30−33
+275%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−300%
|
24−27
+300%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
−300%
|
120−130
+300%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−300%
|
8−9
+300%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−329%
|
60−65
+329%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−300%
|
24−27
+300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−275%
|
30−33
+275%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−300%
|
24−27
+300%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
−300%
|
120−130
+300%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
−300%
|
16−18
+300%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 5−6
−320%
|
21−24
+320%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−289%
|
35−40
+289%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−300%
|
8−9
+300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−300%
|
8−9
+300%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−329%
|
60−65
+329%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
−300%
|
16−18
+300%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−300%
|
8−9
+300%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−300%
|
8−9
+300%
|
This is how HD 6450 GDDR5 and UHD Graphics 730 compete in popular games:
- UHD Graphics 730 is 329% faster in 900p
- UHD Graphics 730 is 300% faster in 1080p
- UHD Graphics 730 is 320% faster in 1200p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.89 | 3.83 |
| Recency | 18 April 2011 | 3 January 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 15 Watt |
UHD Graphics 730 has a 330% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 80% lower power consumption.
The UHD Graphics 730 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 in performance tests.
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