GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon RX 470
1715%
1715%
AMD Radeon HD 6450
6%
6%
AMD Radeon RX 470 is approximately 1709% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 470 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Ellesmere | Caicos |
| CoresDifferent | 2048 | 160 |
| TMUsDifferent | 128 | 8 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 | 4 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 4 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 256 bit | 64 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 470 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Ellesmere | Caicos |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Polaris 10 PRO(215-0876204) | Caicos PRO |
| ArchitectureDifferent | GCN 4.0 | TeraScale 2 |
| FoundryDifferent | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 5,700 million | 370 million |
| DensityDifferent | 24.6M / mm² | 5.5M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 232 mm² | 67 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-1401 | FCBGA-631 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 470 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Aug 4th, 2016 | Apr 7th, 2011 |
| GenerationDifferent | Arctic Islands(RX 400) | Northern Islands(HD 6400) |
| PredecessorDifferent | Pirate Islands | Evergreen |
| SuccessorDifferent | Polaris | Southern Islands |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 179 USD | 55 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 46 in our database | 14 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 470 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 926 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1206 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1650 MHz6.6 Gbps effective | 500 MHz1000 Mbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 625 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 470 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 4 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 256 bit | 64 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 211.2 GB/s | 8.000 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 470 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 2048 | 160 |
| TMUsDifferent | 128 | 8 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 | 4 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 32 | 2 |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 16 KB (per CU) | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 2 MB | 128 KB |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 470 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 38.59 GPixel/s | 2.500 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 154.4 GTexel/s | 5.000 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 4.940 TFLOPS (1:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 4.940 TFLOPS | 200.0 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 308.7 GFLOPS (1:16) | N/A |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 470 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot WidthDifferent | Dual-slot | Single-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 240 mm9.4 inches | 168 mm6.6 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 95 mm3.7 inches | N/A |
| WidthDifferent | 35 mm1.4 inches | N/A |
| TDPDifferent | 120 W | 18 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 300 W | 200 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x HDMI 2.0b3x DisplayPort 1.4a | 1x DVI1x HDMI 1.3a1x VGA |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 6-pin | None |
| Board NumberDifferent | C940, 109-D00947-00_02 | 109-C26037-00A |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 470 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (12_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.3 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.7 | 5.0 |
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