Radeon HD 6450 vs R7 M440

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 M440 with Radeon HD 6450, including specs and performance data.

R7 M440
2016
4 GB DDR3
2.04
+353%

R7 M440 outperforms HD 6450 by a whopping 353% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9041291
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data2.02
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameMesoCaicos
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date15 May 2016 (9 years ago)7 April 2011 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$55

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores320160
Core clock speed891 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data750 MHz
Number of transistors1,550 million370 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown30 Watt
Texture fill rate17.825.000
Floating-point processing power0.5702 TFLOPS0.2 TFLOPS
ROPs84
TMUs208
L1 Cache80 KB16 KB
L2 Cache128 KB128 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).

Bus supportno dataPCIe 2.0 x8
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
Widthno data1-slot
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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 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

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x 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 and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)DirectX® 11
Shader Model6.05.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.131-

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

R7 M440 2.04
+353%
HD 6450 0.45

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.

R7 M440 904
+357%
Samples: 349
HD 6450 198
Samples: 4778

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.

R7 M440 1198
+252%
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 HD15
+400%
3−4
−400%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data18.33

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Fortnite 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Valorant 40−45
+356%
9−10
−356%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 40−45
+389%
9−10
−389%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Dota 2 23
+360%
5−6
−360%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Fortnite 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Grand Theft Auto V 6
+500%
1−2
−500%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Metro Exodus 4−5 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7
+600%
1−2
−600%
Valorant 40−45
+356%
9−10
−356%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Dota 2 21
+425%
4−5
−425%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Valorant 40−45
+356%
9−10
−356%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Valorant 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Hogwarts Legacy 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 4−5 0−1

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Valorant 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4 0−1

4K
Epic

Fortnite 3−4 0−1

This is how R7 M440 and HD 6450 compete in popular games:

  • R7 M440 is 400% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.04 0.45
Recency 15 May 2016 7 April 2011
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

R7 M440 has a 353.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R7 M440 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6450 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 M440 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon HD 6450 is a desktop one.

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