Radeon HD 6450 vs Quadro K5000M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K5000M with Radeon HD 6450, including specs and performance data.

K5000M
2012
4 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
7.21
+1314%

K5000M outperforms HD 6450 by a whopping 1314% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5431232
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.33no data
Power efficiency4.941.94
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGK104Caicos
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date7 August 2012 (12 years ago)7 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329.99 $55

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

K5000M 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 cores1344160
Core clock speed601 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data750 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million370 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt30 Watt
Texture fill rate67.315.000
Floating-point processing power1.615 TFLOPS0.2 TFLOPS
ROPs324
TMUs1128

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportno dataPCIe 2.0 x8
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
Widthno data1-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed750 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s25.6 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x 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-+
Optimus+-

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
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+-
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.

K5000M 7.21
+1314%
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.

K5000M 2778
+1310%
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.

K5000M 2798
+723%
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 HD50
+1567%
3−4
−1567%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.6018.33

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−12 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10 0−1
Battlefield 5 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12 0−1
Far Cry 5 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+1467%
3−4
−1467%
Hitman 3 14−16 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+2000%
2−3
−2000%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+2300%
1−2
−2300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+1700%
3−4
−1700%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10 0−1
Battlefield 5 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12 0−1
Far Cry 5 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+1467%
3−4
−1467%
Hitman 3 14−16 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+2000%
2−3
−2000%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+2300%
1−2
−2300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+1700%
3−4
−1700%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12 0−1
Far Cry 5 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+1467%
3−4
−1467%
Hitman 3 14−16 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+2000%
2−3
−2000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+2300%
1−2
−2300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+1700%
3−4
−1700%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 8−9 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Hitman 3 10−12 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Metro Exodus 8−9 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+1433%
3−4
−1433%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14 0−1

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6 0−1
Hitman 3 3−4 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Metro Exodus 4−5 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 8−9 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8 0−1

This is how K5000M and HD 6450 compete in popular games:

  • K5000M is 1567% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.21 0.51
Recency 7 August 2012 7 April 2011
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 30 Watt

K5000M has a 1313.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

HD 6450, on the other hand, has 233.3% lower power consumption.

The Quadro K5000M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6450 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K5000M is a mobile workstation card while Radeon HD 6450 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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