GeForce 7800 GTX vs Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 and GeForce 7800 GTX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 6450 GDDR5
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 27 Watt
0.96
+28%

HD 6450 GDDR5 outperforms 7800 GTX by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11181156
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.01
Power efficiency2.440.60
ArchitectureTerascale 2 (2009−2015)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameCaicosG70
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date18 April 2011 (13 years ago)22 June 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599

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 cores160no data
Core clock speed750 MHz430 MHz
Number of transistorsno data302 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt86 Watt
Texture fill rateno data10.32
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data24

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data228 mm
Widthno data1-slot

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB256 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz600 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data38.4 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 Connectorsno data2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX119.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGLno data2.1
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkan-N/A

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:

900p7
+40%
5−6
−40%
Full HD15
+50%
10−12
−50%
1200p5
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data59.90

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+33.3%
24−27
−33.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+33.3%
24−27
−33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+33.3%
24−27
−33.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1

1440p
High Preset

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

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

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
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 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 6450 GDDR5 and 7800 GTX compete in popular games:

  • HD 6450 GDDR5 is 40% faster in 900p
  • HD 6450 GDDR5 is 50% faster in 1080p
  • HD 6450 GDDR5 is 67% faster in 1200p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.96 0.75
Recency 18 April 2011 22 June 2005
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 110 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 86 Watt

HD 6450 GDDR5 has a 28% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 175% more advanced lithography process, and 218.5% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7800 GTX in performance tests.


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

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


AMD Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5
Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5
NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX
GeForce 7800 GTX

Comparisons with similar GPUs

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


3.4 24 votes

Rate Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.5 34 votes

Rate GeForce 7800 GTX on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about this comparison, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.