GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
422%
422%
AMD Radeon HD 6450
24%
24%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 is approximately 398% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GT200 | Caicos |
| CoresDifferent | 192 | 160 |
| TMUsDifferent | 64 | 8 |
| ROPsDifferent | 28 | 4 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 896 MB | 512 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 448 bit | 64 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GT200 | Caicos |
| GPU VariantDifferent | G200-100-A2 | Caicos PRO |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Tesla 2.0 | TeraScale 2 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 1,400 million | 370 million |
| DensityDifferent | 2.4M / mm² | 5.5M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 576 mm² | 67 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-2236 | FCBGA-631 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Jun 16th, 2008 | Apr 7th, 2011 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 200 | Northern Islands(HD 6400) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 9 | Evergreen |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 400 | Southern Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 449 USD | 55 USD |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 137 in our database | 14 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 576 MHz | 625 MHz |
| Shader ClockDifferent | 1242 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 999 MHz1998 Mbps effective | 500 MHz1000 Mbps effective |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 896 MB | 512 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 448 bit | 64 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 111.9 GB/s | 8.000 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 192 | 160 |
| TMUsDifferent | 64 | 8 |
| ROPsDifferent | 28 | 4 |
| SM CountDifferent | 24 | N/A |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 224 KB | 128 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 2 |
| L1 CacheDifferent | N/A | 8 KB (per CU) |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 16.13 GPixel/s | 2.500 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 36.86 GTexel/s | 5.000 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 476.9 GFLOPS | 200.0 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 59.62 GFLOPS (1:8) | N/A |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot WidthDifferent | Dual-slot | Single-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 267 mm10.5 inches | 168 mm6.6 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 182 W | 18 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 450 W | 200 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 1x DVI1x HDMI 1.3a1x VGA |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 2x 6-pin | None |
| Board NumberDifferent | P651 SKU 4, P897 SKU 53, P897 SKU 54 | 109-C26037-00A |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDADifferent | 1.3 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 4.0 | 5.0 |
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