Radeon HD 6450 vs HD 6450 GDDR5
Aggregated performance score
HD 6450 GDDR5 outperforms HD 6450 by 90% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 1075 | 1186 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 0.01 | no data |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | Caicos | Caicos |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Design | no data | reference |
| Release date | 18 April 2011 (13 years ago) | 7 April 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $55 |
| Current price | $129 | $166 (3x MSRP) |
Value for money
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
HD 6450 GDDR5 and HD 6450 have a nearly equal value for money.
Technical specs
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 | 160 | 160 |
| Core clock speed | 750 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 750 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 370 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 30 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 5.000 |
| Floating-point performance | no data | 200.0 gflops |
Size and 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 | no data | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 168 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
Memory
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 | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 8.5-12.8 GB/x (DDR3) or 25.6-28.8 GB/s (GDDR5) |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
Video outputs and ports
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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| Eyefinity | no data | 1 |
| Number of Eyefinity displays | no data | 4 |
| HDMI | no data | + |
| DisplayPort support | no data | + |
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 support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | DirectX® 11 |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Mantle | 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.
HD 6450 GDDR5 outperforms HD 6450 by 90% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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%
HD 6450 GDDR5 outperforms HD 6450 by 36% 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:
| 900p | 7
+133%
| 3−4
−133%
|
| Full HD | 15
+114%
| 7−8
−114%
|
| 1200p | 5
+150%
| 2−3
−150%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Hitman 3 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Hitman 3 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Hitman 3 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Hitman 3 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
This is how HD 6450 GDDR5 and HD 6450 compete in popular games:
- HD 6450 GDDR5 is 133% faster than HD 6450 in 900p
- HD 6450 GDDR5 is 114% faster than HD 6450 in 1080p
- HD 6450 GDDR5 is 150% faster than HD 6450 in 1200p
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 0.97 | 0.51 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 30 Watt |
The Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6450 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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