Radeon HD 6450 vs RX Vega 5

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 5 with Radeon HD 6450, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 5
2020
15 Watt
4.60
+802%

RX Vega 5 outperforms HD 6450 by a whopping 802% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6591242
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency21.341.95
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameVegaCaicos
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date7 January 2020 (5 years ago)7 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$55

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores320160
Boost clock speed1400 MHz750 MHz
Number of transistorsno data370 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt30 Watt
Texture fill rateno data5.000
Floating-point processing powerno data0.2 TFLOPS
ROPsno data4
TMUsno data8

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).

Bus supportno dataPCIe 2.0 x8
Interfaceno dataPCIe 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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data1 GB
Memory bus widthno data64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data800 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data25.6 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 data1x 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-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12_1DirectX® 11
Shader Modelno data5.0
OpenGLno data4.4
OpenCLno data1.2

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.

RX Vega 5 4.60
+802%
HD 6450 0.51

  • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

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.

RX Vega 5 2438
+617%
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 HD18
+1700%
1−2
−1700%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data55.00

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
Counter-Strike 2 7 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 9 0−1
Battlefield 5 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Forza Horizon 4 21
+950%
2−3
−950%
Forza Horizon 5 12
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Valorant 18
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Dota 2 21
+950%
2−3
−950%
Far Cry 5 21
+950%
2−3
−950%
Fortnite 27−30
+1250%
2−3
−1250%
Forza Horizon 4 17
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 13
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 41
+925%
4−5
−925%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Valorant 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
World of Tanks 50
+900%
5−6
−900%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Dota 2 37
+825%
4−5
−825%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Forza Horizon 4 14
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+900%
4−5
−900%
Valorant 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Dota 2 4−5 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+933%
3−4
−933%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4 0−1
World of Tanks 30−35
+1000%
3−4
−1000%
Battlefield 5 7−8 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1
Far Cry 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 6−7 0−1
Metro Exodus 3−4 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8 0−1
Valorant 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Dota 2 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Battlefield 5 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Dota 2 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Far Cry 5 5−6 0−1
Fortnite 4−5 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 2−3 0−1
Valorant 4−5 0−1

This is how RX Vega 5 and HD 6450 compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 5 is 1700% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.60 0.51
Recency 7 January 2020 7 April 2011
Chip lithography 7 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 30 Watt

RX Vega 5 has a 802% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 5 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6450 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 5 is a notebook card while Radeon HD 6450 is a desktop one.

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