Radeon HD 6450 vs HD Graphics 505

Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 505 and Radeon HD 6450, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics 505
2016
8 GB DDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4, 10 Watt
0.93
+82.4%

HD Graphics 505 outperforms HD 6450 by an impressive 82% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11151223
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.731.96
ArchitectureGeneration 9.0 (2015−2016)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameApollo Lake GT1.5Caicos
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date1 September 2016 (8 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 cores144160
Core clock speed200 MHzno data
Boost clock speed650 MHz750 MHz
Number of transistors189 million370 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt30 Watt
Texture fill rate11.705.000
Floating-point processing power0.1872 TFLOPS0.2 TFLOPS
ROPs34
TMUs188

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
InterfaceRing BusPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
WidthIGP1-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 typeDDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB1 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared64 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared800 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s
Memory bandwidthno data8.5-12.8 GB/x (DDR3) or 25.6-28.8 GB/s (GDDR5)
Shared memory+-

Connectivity and outputs

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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x 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-+
Quick Sync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)DirectX® 11
Shader Model6.45.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL3.01.2
Vulkan1.3-

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.

HD Graphics 505 0.93
+82.4%
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.

HD Graphics 505 360
+82.7%
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.

HD Graphics 505 408
+20%
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 HD9
+125%
4−5
−125%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data13.75

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+93.8%
16−18
−93.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+93.8%
16−18
−93.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+93.8%
16−18
−93.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

This is how HD Graphics 505 and HD 6450 compete in popular games:

  • HD Graphics 505 is 125% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.93 0.51
Recency 1 September 2016 7 April 2011
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 30 Watt

HD Graphics 505 has a 82.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The HD Graphics 505 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6450 in performance tests.


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