Radeon HD 6450 vs GeForce 9600 GSO

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9600 GSO and Radeon HD 6450, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

9600 GSO
2008
384 MB GDDR3, 105 Watt
0.85
+66.7%

9600 GSO outperforms HD 6450 by an impressive 67% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11361232
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.09no data
Power efficiency0.691.94
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameG92Caicos
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date28 April 2008 (16 years ago)7 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$49.99 $55

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

9600 GSO 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 cores96160
Core clock speed550 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data750 MHz
Number of transistors754 million370 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt30 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate26.405.000
Floating-point processing power0.264 TFLOPS0.2 TFLOPS
ROPs124
TMUs488

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 supportPCI-E 2.0PCIe 2.0 x8
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length229 mm168 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone
SLI options2-way-

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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount384 MB1 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth38.4 GB/s25.6 GB/s
Memory bandwidthno data8.5-12.8 GB/x (DDR3) or 25.6-28.8 GB/s (GDDR5)

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 ConnectorsDual Link DVIHDTV1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Multi monitor support+no data
Eyefinity-+
Number of Eyefinity displaysno data4
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
DisplayPort support-+
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

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.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)DirectX® 11
Shader Model4.05.0
OpenGL2.14.4
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A-
CUDA+-

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.

9600 GSO 0.85
+66.7%
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.

9600 GSO 327
+66%
HD 6450 197

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 0.85 0.51
Recency 28 April 2008 7 April 2011
Maximum RAM amount 384 MB 1 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 30 Watt

9600 GSO has a 66.7% higher aggregate performance score.

HD 6450, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 62.5% more advanced lithography process, and 250% lower power consumption.

The GeForce 9600 GSO is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6450 in performance tests.


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