Radeon HD 6450 vs FirePro M6100

Place in the ranking	599	1232
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	1.94
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	Emerald	Caicos
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Design	no data	reference
Release date	27 May 2014 (10 years ago)	7 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$55

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	896	160
Core clock speed	1100 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	750 MHz
Number of transistors	2,080 million	370 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	30 Watt
Texture fill rate	61.60	5.000
Floating-point processing power	1.971 TFLOPS	0.2 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	4
TMUs	56	8

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 size	large	no data
Bus support	no data	PCIe 2.0 x8
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	168 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	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	-	-

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 Connectors	Portable Device Dependent	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Eyefinity	-	+
Number of Eyefinity displays	no data	4
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.

DirectX	12 (12_0)	DirectX® 11
Shader Model	6.5 (6.0)	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	2.1	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.170	-

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.

FirePro M6100 5.69
+1016%

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.

FirePro M6100 2194
+1014%

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.

FirePro M6100 3837
+1029%

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 HD

48
+1100%

4−5

−1100%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

13.75

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9−10

0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7	0−1
Battlefield 5	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10	0−1
Far Cry 5	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +1500%	1−2 −1500%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +1100%	3−4 −1100%
Hitman 3	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +1067%	3−4 −1067%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 +1900%	1−2 −1900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +1100%	4−5 −1100%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7	0−1
Battlefield 5	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10	0−1
Far Cry 5	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +1500%	1−2 −1500%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +1100%	3−4 −1100%
Hitman 3	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +1067%	3−4 −1067%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 +1900%	1−2 −1900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +1800%	1−2 −1800%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +1100%	4−5 −1100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10	0−1
Far Cry 5	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +1100%	3−4 −1100%
Hitman 3	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +1067%	3−4 −1067%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 +1900%	1−2 −1900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +1800%	1−2 −1800%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +1100%	4−5 −1100%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16
+1400%

1−2

−1400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry 5	6−7	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
Hitman 3	10−11	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Metro Exodus	4−5	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +1067%	3−4 −1067%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

0−1

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5	0−1
Hitman 3	2−3	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12	0−1
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	5−6	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

0−1

This is how FirePro M6100 and HD 6450 compete in popular games:

FirePro M6100 is 1100% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.69	0.51
Recency	27 May 2014	7 April 2011
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm

FirePro M6100 has a 1015.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The FirePro M6100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6450 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro M6100 is a mobile workstation card while Radeon HD 6450 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.