Radeon HD 6430M vs HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics and Radeon HD 6430M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics outperforms HD 6430M by a whopping 164% 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 | 1089 | 1305 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | no data | Seymour |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 8 February 2012 (13 years ago) | 4 January 2011 (14 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 | 480 | 160 |
| Core clock speed | 400 / 700 MHz | 480 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 370 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 3.840 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.1536 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 4 |
| TMUs | no data | 8 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 16 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 128 KB |
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 2.0 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 | no data | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1800 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 12.8 GB/s |
| 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 | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+22.2%
|
27−30
−22.2%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
+75%
|
16−18
−75%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+45.5%
|
10−12
−45.5%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+22.2%
|
27−30
−22.2%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+45.5%
|
10−12
−45.5%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+22.2%
|
27−30
−22.2%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
+140%
|
5−6
−140%
|
| Valorant | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Escape from Tarkov | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics is 700% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics performs better in 25 tests (89%)
- there's a draw in 3 tests (11%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.19 | 0.45 |
| Recency | 8 February 2012 | 4 January 2011 |
HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics has a 164.4% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.
The Radeon HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6430M in performance tests.
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