Radeon 530 vs Pro 450

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro 450 with Radeon 530, including specs and performance data.

Pro 450
2016
2 GB GDDR5, 35 Watt
7.06
+166%

Pro 450 outperforms 530 by a whopping 166% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking550812
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency14.063.69
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameBaffinWeston
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date30 October 2016 (8 years ago)18 April 2017 (7 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 cores640384
Core clock speed800 MHz730 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1024 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate32.0024.58
Floating-point processing power1.024 TFLOPS0.7864 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs4024

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5DDR3/GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1270 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth81.28 GB/s14.4 GB/s
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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.3
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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 450 7.06
+166%
Radeon 530 2.65

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 450 2722
+166%
Radeon 530 1022

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Pro 450 4502
+93.5%
Radeon 530 2327

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Pro 450 14245
+125%
Radeon 530 6338

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 450 3252
+111%
Radeon 530 1542

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Pro 450 21533
+134%
Radeon 530 9210

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Pro 450 200518
+86.6%
Radeon 530 107458

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

Pro 450 952
+115%
Radeon 530 443

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 HD25
+66.7%
15
−66.7%
4K19
+171%
7−8
−171%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+12.5%
16
−12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10 0−1
Battlefield 5 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+87.5%
8
−87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+60%
10
−60%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+66.7%
12
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+31.4%
35
−31.4%
Hitman 3 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+100%
21−24
−100%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+53.8%
13
−53.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+46.2%
13
−46.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+33.3%
18
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+39.5%
35−40
−39.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10 0−1
Battlefield 5 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+114%
7
−114%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+186%
7−8
−186%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+43.8%
32
−43.8%
Hitman 3 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+100%
21−24
−100%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+300%
5
−300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+111%
9
−111%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+118%
10−12
−118%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+61.5%
12−14
−61.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+39.5%
35−40
−39.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+254%
12−14
−254%
Hitman 3 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+100%
21−24
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+118%
10−12
−118%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+250%
6
−250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+39.5%
35−40
−39.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+178%
9−10
−178%
Hitman 3 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+200%
14−16
−200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Hitman 3 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%

This is how Pro 450 and Radeon 530 compete in popular games:

  • Pro 450 is 67% faster in 1080p
  • Pro 450 is 171% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Battlefield 5, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Pro 450 is 500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Pro 450 surpassed Radeon 530 in all 57 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.06 2.65
Recency 30 October 2016 18 April 2017
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 50 Watt

Pro 450 has a 166.4% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 42.9% lower power consumption.

Radeon 530, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Radeon Pro 450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 530 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro 450 is a mobile workstation card while Radeon 530 is a mobile workstation one.


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