Radeon HD 6250 vs Quadro FX 3450

Place in the ranking	1266	1368
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.01	no data
Power efficiency	0.32	0.87
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	NV41	Cedar
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	28 July 2005 (19 years ago)	31 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$135.75	no data

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 cores	no data	80
Core clock speed	425 MHz	650 MHz
Number of transistors	190 million	292 million
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	83 Watt	19 Watt
Texture fill rate	5.100	5.200
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.104 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	4
TMUs	12	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	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	226 mm	168 mm
Width	1-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	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	GDDR3	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	512 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	500 MHz	500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	8 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	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x DVI, 1x HDMI
HDMI	-	+

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	2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)	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.

FX 3450 0.38
+58.3%

HD 6250 0.24

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.

FX 3450 148
+59.1%

HD 6250 93

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 HD

9−10
+50%

−50%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

15.08

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
World of Tanks	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Valorant	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	0−1	0−1

This is how FX 3450 and HD 6250 compete in popular games:

FX 3450 is 50% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 30 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.38	0.24
Recency	28 July 2005	31 January 2011
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	512 MB
Chip lithography	130 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	83 Watt	19 Watt

FX 3450 has a 58.3% higher aggregate performance score.

HD 6250, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 225% more advanced lithography process, and 336.8% lower power consumption.

The Quadro FX 3450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6250 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 3450 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 6250 is a desktop one.

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