GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon R9 290
1885%
1885%
AMD Radeon HD 6450
6%
6%
AMD Radeon R9 290 is approximately 1879% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon R9 290 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Hawaii | Caicos |
| CoresDifferent | 2560 | 160 |
| TMUsDifferent | 160 | 8 |
| ROPsDifferent | 64 | 4 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 4 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 512 bit | 64 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 290 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Hawaii | Caicos |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Hawaii PRO(215-0852020) | Caicos PRO |
| ArchitectureDifferent | GCN 2.0 | TeraScale 2 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 6,200 million | 370 million |
| DensityDifferent | 14.2M / mm² | 5.5M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 438 mm² | 67 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | N/A | FCBGA-631 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 290 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Nov 5th, 2013 | Apr 7th, 2011 |
| GenerationDifferent | Volcanic Islands(R9 200) | Northern Islands(HD 6400) |
| PredecessorDifferent | Sea Islands | Evergreen |
| SuccessorDifferent | Pirate Islands | Southern Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 399 USD | 55 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 69 in our database | 14 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 290 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 947 MHz | 625 MHz |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1250 MHz5 Gbps effective | 500 MHz1000 Mbps effective |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 290 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 4 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 512 bit | 64 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 320.0 GB/s | 8.000 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 290 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 2560 | 160 |
| TMUsDifferent | 160 | 8 |
| ROPsDifferent | 64 | 4 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 40 | 2 |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 16 KB (per CU) | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 1024 KB | 128 KB |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 290 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 60.61 GPixel/s | 2.500 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 151.5 GTexel/s | 5.000 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 4.849 TFLOPS | 200.0 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 606.1 GFLOPS (1:8) | N/A |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 290 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot WidthDifferent | Dual-slot | Single-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 275 mm10.8 inches | 168 mm6.6 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 109 mm4.3 inches | N/A |
| WidthDifferent | 36 mm1.4 inches | N/A |
| TDPDifferent | 275 W | 18 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 600 W | 200 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2 | 1x DVI1x HDMI 1.3a1x VGA |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | None |
| Board NumberDifferent | 109-C67157-00_02 | 109-C26037-00A |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 290 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (12_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.2.170 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.5 | 5.0 |
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