GeForce 9300M GS GDDR3 vs Radeon RX 6450M
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 (2020−2023) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | Navi 24 | G98 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 5 January 2023 (1 year ago) | 4 June 2008 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 768 | 8 |
| Core clock speed | 2000 MHz | 580 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2220 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 5,400 million | 210 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 6 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt (25 - 50 Watt TGP) | 13 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 118.1 | 2.320 |
| Floating-point performance | 3.779 gflops | 0.0232 gflops |
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 4.0 x4 | MXM-I |
| Width | no data | MXM Module |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR6 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 18000 MHz | 1404 MBps |
| Memory bandwidth | 128.0 GB/s | 11.23 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 | Portable Device Dependent |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 January 2023 | 4 June 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 13 Watt |
RX 6450M has an age advantage of 14 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 983.3% more advanced lithography process.
9300M GS GDDR3, on the other hand, has 92.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 6450M and GeForce 9300M GS GDDR3. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 6450M is a notebook card while GeForce 9300M GS GDDR3 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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