Radeon HD 7450A vs GeForce 7950 GX2

Place in the ranking	1225	1156
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.33	2.09
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	G71	Caicos
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	5 June 2006 (18 years ago)	5 January 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$599	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	no data	160
Core clock speed	500 MHz	625 MHz
Number of transistors	278 million	370 million
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	12.00	5.000
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.2 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	4
TMUs	24	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).

Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	MXM-A (3.0)
Length	270 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data

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	GDDR3	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	512 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	600 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	12.8 GB/s

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

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	3.0	5.0
OpenGL	2.1	4.4
OpenCL	N/A	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

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.

7950 GX2 0.52

HD 7450A 0.75
+44.2%

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.

7950 GX2 201

HD 7450A 288
+43.3%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.52	0.75
Recency	5 June 2006	5 January 2012
Chip lithography	90 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	25 Watt

HD 7450A has a 44.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 125% more advanced lithography process, and 340% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 7450A is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7950 GX2 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 7950 GX2 is a desktop card while Radeon HD 7450A is a notebook one.

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