Radeon HD 7450 OEM vs HD Graphics 530
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 818 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 97 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 12.04 | no data |
| Architecture | Generation 9.0 (2015−2016) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | Skylake GT2 | Caicos |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 September 2015 (9 years ago) | 5 January 2012 (12 years ago) |
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 | 192 | 160 |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 625 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 950 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 189 million | 370 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm+ | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 18 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 22.80 | 5.000 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.3648 TFLOPS | 0.2 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 3 | 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 | Ring Bus | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 168 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | DDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 533 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 8.528 GB/s |
| 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 |
| HDMI | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | + | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 September 2015 | 5 January 2012 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 18 Watt |
HD Graphics 530 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 12700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 20% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between HD Graphics 530 and Radeon HD 7450 OEM. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that HD Graphics 530 is a notebook card while Radeon HD 7450 OEM is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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