Radeon HD 6450 vs PRO WX 3100

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon PRO WX 3100 with Radeon HD 6450, including specs and performance data.

PRO WX 3100
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 65 Watt
6.66
+1206%

PRO WX 3100 outperforms HD 6450 by a whopping 1206% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking5641232
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.15no data
Power efficiency7.021.94
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameLexaCaicos
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date12 June 2017 (7 years ago)7 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $55

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

PRO WX 3100 and HD 6450 have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores512160
Core clock speed925 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1219 MHz750 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million370 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt30 Watt
Texture fill rate39.015.000
Floating-point processing power1.248 TFLOPS0.2 TFLOPS
ROPs164
TMUs328

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).

Bus supportno dataPCIe 2.0 x8
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Length145 mm168 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s25.6 GB/s
Memory bandwidthno data8.5-12.8 GB/x (DDR3) or 25.6-28.8 GB/s (GDDR5)
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 Connectors1x DisplayPort, 2x mini-DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Eyefinity-+
Number of Eyefinity displaysno data4
HDMI-+
DisplayPort support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

CrossFire-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_0)DirectX® 11
Shader Model6.45.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.131-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

PRO WX 3100 6.66
+1206%
HD 6450 0.51

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

PRO WX 3100 2565
+1202%
HD 6450 197

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.

PRO WX 3100 2671
+686%
HD 6450 340

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:

Full HD130−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p15.31no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−12 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9 0−1
Battlefield 5 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12 0−1
Far Cry 5 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+1333%
3−4
−1333%
Hitman 3 12−14 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+1850%
2−3
−1850%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+1633%
3−4
−1633%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9 0−1
Battlefield 5 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12 0−1
Far Cry 5 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+1333%
3−4
−1333%
Hitman 3 12−14 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+1850%
2−3
−1850%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+1633%
3−4
−1633%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12 0−1
Far Cry 5 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+1333%
3−4
−1333%
Hitman 3 12−14 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+1850%
2−3
−1850%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+1633%
3−4
−1633%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 8−9 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Hitman 3 10−11 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Metro Exodus 6−7 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+1300%
3−4
−1300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12 0−1

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5 0−1
Hitman 3 3−4 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Metro Exodus 4−5 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 7−8 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.66 0.51
Recency 12 June 2017 7 April 2011
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 30 Watt

PRO WX 3100 has a 1205.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

HD 6450, on the other hand, has 116.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon PRO WX 3100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6450 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon PRO WX 3100 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 6450 is a desktop one.


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