Quadro vs Radeon Pro 450

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro 450 with Quadro, including specs and performance data.

Pro 450
2016
2 GB GDDR5, 35 Watt
7.05
+188%

Pro 450 outperforms by a whopping 188% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking546828
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency13.95no data
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code nameBaffinNV10
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date30 October 2016 (8 years ago)1999 (25 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 cores640no data
Core clock speed800 MHz135 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million17 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm220 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Wattno data
Texture fill rate32.000.54
Floating-point processing power1.024 TFLOPSno data
ROPs164
TMUs404

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
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8AGP 4x
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 typeGDDR5SDR
Maximum RAM amount2 GB32 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1270 MHz166 MHz
Memory bandwidth81.28 GB/s2.656 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 VGA

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)7.0
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.61.2
OpenCL2.0N/A
Vulkan1.2.131N/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.

Pro 450 7.05
+188%
Quadro 2.45

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.

Pro 450 2722
+187%
Quadro 947

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 HD27
+200%
9−10
−200%
4K19
+217%
6−7
−217%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+200%
6−7
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Battlefield 5 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+229%
14−16
−229%
Hitman 3 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+200%
14−16
−200%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+200%
8−9
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+194%
18−20
−194%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+200%
6−7
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Battlefield 5 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+229%
14−16
−229%
Hitman 3 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+200%
14−16
−200%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+200%
8−9
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+200%
7−8
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+194%
18−20
−194%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+200%
6−7
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+229%
14−16
−229%
Hitman 3 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+200%
14−16
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+200%
8−9
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+200%
7−8
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+194%
18−20
−194%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+213%
8−9
−213%
Hitman 3 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+221%
14−16
−221%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Hitman 3 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+214%
7−8
−214%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
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
+250%
2−3
−250%

This is how Pro 450 and Quadro compete in popular games:

  • Pro 450 is 200% faster in 1080p
  • Pro 450 is 217% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.05 2.45
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 32 MB
Chip lithography 14 nm 220 nm

Pro 450 has a 187.8% higher aggregate performance score, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1471.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro 450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro 450 is a mobile workstation card while Quadro is a workstation one.


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