Radeon HD 6450 vs GeForce GT 730

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 730 and Radeon HD 6450, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 730
2014
2 GB DDR3, 49 Watt
2.16
+324%

GT 730 outperforms HD 6450 by a whopping 324% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8631232
Place by popularity37not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.19no data
Power efficiency3.021.94
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGF108Caicos
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date18 June 2014 (10 years ago)7 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$59.99 $55

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 730 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 speed700 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data750 MHz
Number of transistors585 million370 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)49 Watt30 Watt
Texture fill rate11.2 GT/s5.000
Floating-point processing power0.2688 TFLOPS0.2 TFLOPS
ROPs44
TMUs168

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 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length145 mm168 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA1x 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 compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)DirectX® 11
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A-
CUDA2.1-

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.

GT 730 2.16
+324%
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.

GT 730 833
+323%
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.

GT 730 1170
+244%
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.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.16 0.51
Recency 18 June 2014 7 April 2011
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 49 Watt 30 Watt

GT 730 has a 323.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

HD 6450, on the other hand, has 63.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GT 730 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6450 in performance tests.


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